Diatraea grandiosella

Diatraea • Crambidae • Pyraloidea • Lepidoptera • Insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

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Diatraea grandiosella adult (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Frank Peairs, Colorado State University
Source: IPM Images

Diatraea grandiosella Dyar - (southwestern corn borer)

Diatraea grandiosella larva (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Frank Peairs, Colorado State University
Source: IPM Images

The moth is a stemborer of maize in North and Central America. It is especially damaging in its 2nd generation (July-Aug.).