Chilo demotellus Walker, 1866
Chilo demotellus: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6809
Synonyms
Hodges #5472 
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8 Records

Status

Scarce and confined to the Eastern Shore counties (Glaser, MicroMoths).

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Chilo demotellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Crambidae. It was described by Francis 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

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.