Moths of North Carolina

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Diatraea lisetta (Dyar, 1909) - Dotted Diatraea

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pyraloidea

Family:
Crambidae

Subfamily:
Crambinae

Tribe:
Chiloini (=unplaced)

P3 Number:
80a1450

MONA Number:
5481.00

Other Common Name:
Diatraea Moth

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Structural photos

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come mainly from residential area. The few other habitats recorded include sandhill seeps, old fields, croplands, and pond and lake shorelines.

Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants for this species do not appear to have been described. However, other members of this genus feed primarily or exclusively on grasses (Robinson et al., 2010) - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Diatraea lisetta - Dotted Diatraea

126 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-26 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-23 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-13 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-13 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-04 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-03 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-06-30 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, David Bradley, Becky Watkins, David Cheng, Michelle Lotker, Tracy Feldman, et al. on 2025-06-28 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-09 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-03 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-17 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-18 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-14 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-28 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-14 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-14 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-03 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2024-08-29 Union Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-27 Rowan Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-27 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-16 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-29 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-20 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-09 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-06 Wilson Co. Comment: