Chilo terrenellus explained

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.

The larvae feed on sugarcane.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Records of two sugarcane pests Eumetopina flavipes Muir (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) and Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Torres Strait and far north Queensland . PDF . 2011-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928185036/http://ag.udel.edu/enwc/research/delphacid/documents/Grimshawanddonaldson2007.pdf . 2011-09-28 . dead .