Chilo luteellus

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,[2] Algeria, Egypt, Transcaspia, Syria, China, Korea, Japan and the Philippines.[3]

Chilo luteellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Chilo[1]
Species:
C. luteellus
Binomial name
Chilo luteellus
(Motschulsky, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius luteellus Motschulsky, 1866
  • Chilo boxanus E. Hering, 1903
  • Chilo concolorellus Christoph, 1885
  • Chilo dubia Bethune-Baker, 1894
  • Chilo gensanellus Leech, 1889
  • Chilo molydellus Zerny in Osthelder, 1935
  • Chilo plumbosellus Chrétien, 1910
  • Chilo pseudoplumbellus Caradja, 1932
  • Chilo lutellus Hampson, 1896
  • Chilo molybdellus Osthelder, 1941

The length of the forewings is 13–18 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from brownish yellow to brown, with variable irroration of metallically lustrous scales arranged in longitudinal rows along the veins. The hindwings are silky white to creamy. Adults are on wing from May to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Phragmites communis.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. List of intercepted plant pests


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