Chilo demotellus

Chilo demotellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species: C. demotellus
Binomial name
Chilo demotellus
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Chilo fernaldalis Dyar & Heinrich, 1927
  • Diatraea idalis Fernald, 1896

Chilo demotellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey and South Carolina.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup