Chilo terrenellus, the sugarcane borer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Arnold Pagenstecher in 1900 and is found in Papua New Guinea and islands in the Torres Strait.

Chilo terrenellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. terrenellus
Binomial name
Chilo terrenellus
Synonyms
  • Chilotraea terrenellus

The larvae feed on sugarcane.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Records of two sugarcane pests Eumetopina flavipes Muir (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) and Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Torres Strait and far north Queensland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-10.