Chilo auricilius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Chilo |
Species: | C. auricilius
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Binomial name | |
Chilo auricilius Dudgeon, 1905
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Chilo auricilius, the gold-fringed rice stemborer[1] or terai borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Gerald C. Dudgeon in 1905. It is found in India, Taiwan,[2] Bhutan and Sri Lanka, as well as on Sulawesi, Borneo, Sangir Island and the Moluccas.[3] The larvae bore into and feed on the stems of various grass family plants including sugarcane, rice and maize.