Biology:Chilo erianthalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Chilo erianthalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. erianthalis
Binomial name
Chilo erianthalis
Capps, 1963[1]

Chilo erianthalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1963.[2] It is found in North America, having been recorded in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. It is also found in the West Indies.

The larvae feed on Saccharum species and probably other Gramineae species.[3]

References,

Wikidata ☰ Q13463112 entry