Chilo luteellus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chilo |
| Species: | C. luteellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky, 1866) | |
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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]
The length of the forewings is 13–18 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Phragmites communis.[4]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ List of intercepted plant pests