Chilo luteellus explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195748/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443272 Fauna Europaea
2. Jalaeian . M. . Golizadeh . A. . Sarafrazi . A. . The geographical distribution of moth stem borers (Lep.: Crambidae & Noctuidae) in paddy fields of Iran . Plant Pest Research . August 2017 . 7 . 2 . 10.22124/iprj.2017.2436 . Abstract . University of Guilan.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Chilo Zincken, 1817 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 27, 2017.
4. https://archive.org/stream/listofinterce19641970unit/listofinterce19641970unit_djvu.txt List of intercepted plant pests