Chilo pulverosellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1895. It is found across southern Europe, France, [1] as well as in the Levant region, and in the region of Transcaspia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chilo |
| Species: | C. pulverosellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilo pulverosellus Ragonot, 1895
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The forewing length is around 11–13 mm. Adults have wings from May to September. There are probably two or three generations per year.
The larvae feed on corn.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 28, 2017.