Chilo (moth)

Chilo
Chilo phragmitella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Chiloini
Genus: Chilo
Zincken, 1817[1]
Synonyms
  • Borer Guenée, 1862
  • Chilona Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Chilotraea Kapur, 1950
  • Diphryx Grote, 1881
  • Hypiesta Hampson, 1919
  • Nephalia Turner, 1911
  • Silveria Dyar, 1925

Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-10.