Chilo luteellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Victor Motschulsky in 1866. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece,[1] Algeria, Egypt, Transcaspia, Syria, Iran,[2] China, Korea, Japan and the Philippines.[3]

Chilo luteellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. luteellus
Binomial name
Chilo luteellus
(Motschulsky, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius luteellus Motschulsky, 1866
  • Chilo boxanus E. Hering, 1903
  • Chilo concolorellus Christoph, 1885
  • Chilo dubia Bethune-Baker, 1894
  • Chilo gensanellus Leech, 1889
  • Chilo molydellus Zerny in Osthelder, 1935
  • Chilo plumbosellus Chrétien, 1910
  • Chilo pseudoplumbellus Caradja, 1932
  • Chilo lutellus Hampson, 1896
  • Chilo molybdellus Osthelder, 1941

The length of the forewings is 13–18 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Phragmites communis.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Jalaeian, M.; Golizadeh, A.; Sarafrazi, A. (August 2017). "The geographical distribution of moth stem borers (Lep.: Crambidae & Noctuidae) in paddy fields of Iran". Plant Pest Research. 7 (2). University of Guilan. Abstract. doi:10.22124/iprj.2017.2436.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. ^ List of intercepted plant pests