Chilo prophylactes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[2]

Chilo prophylactes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. prophylactes
Binomial name
Chilo prophylactes
Meyrick, 1934

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Chilo prophylactes Meyrick, 1934". Afromoths. Retrieved August 19, 2020.