Chilo luteellus, Crete - photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290354692
Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky, 1866)
MOTH INFO
Chilo luteellus is a moth of the family Crambidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky, 1866)
Synonyms
Schoenobius luteellus (Motschulsky, 1866)
Chilo concolorellus (Christoph, 1885)
Chilo gensanellus (Leech, 1889)
Chilo dubia (Bethune-Baker, 1894)
Chilo boxanus (Hering, 1903)
Chilo plumbosellus (Chrétien, 1910)
Chilo pseudoplumbellus (Caradja, 1932)
Chilo molydellus (Zerny, 1935)
Chilo molybdellus (Osthelder, 1941)
Common name
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Chilonini > Genus: Chilo
Wingspan
24-33 mm
Habitat
Riverbanks and streambanks, reed beds, wetlands.
Food plant
The monophagous larva feeds on Poaceae (Phragmites australis) and bores into the culms.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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