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Chilo plejadellus

Chilo plejadellus, the rice stalk borer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821. It is found in North America, including Illinois, Ontario, Quebec, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Texas and Arkansas.

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Chilo plejadellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. plejadellus
Binomial name
Chilo plejadellus
Zincken, 18211
Synonyms
  • Chilo oryzaeellus C. V. Riley, 1882
  • Chilo oryzeellus Munroe, 1995
  • Diphryx prolatella Grote, 1881
  • Jartheza sabulifera Walker, 1863

Chilo plejadellus, the rice stalk borer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821. It is found in North America, including Illinois,2 Ontario, Quebec, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Louisiana, Wisconsin,3 Texas and Arkansas.

The wingspan is 20–40 mm. They reach a length of 25–40 mm.4

References

References

  1. "800831 – 5470 – Chilo plejadellus – Rice Stalk Borer Moth – Zincken, 1821". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. "Species Chilo plejadellus - Rice Stalk Borer Moth - Hodges#5470". Bug Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. "Insect Management - Rice Insect Management - Rice Stalk Borer". Aragriculture.org. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2011.