Biology:Chilo terrenellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Chilo terrenellus
Chilo terrenellus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. terrenellus
Binomial name
Chilo terrenellus
Pagenstecher, 1900
Synonyms
  • Chilotraea terrenellus

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5099137 entry