Raphimetopus ablutella explained

Raphimetopus ablutella, the green borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Raphimetopus. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1894. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece,[1] Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, India and South Africa.[2]

The larvae have been recorded on Zea mays[3] and Saccharum officinarum. They bore the shoots of their host plant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fauna Europaea . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118194600/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442473 . dead . November 18, 2015 . Faunaeur.org . 2012-06-11.
  2. Web site: J. . De Prins . W. . De Prins . 2017 . Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839) . Afromoths . November 13, 2017.
  3. Book: General and Applied Entomology . . 2012-06-11.
  4. Web site: pnbkrishi.com . pnbkrishi.com . 2012-06-11.

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