| Chilo terrenellus | |
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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. terrenellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher, 1900 | |
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Chilo terrenellus, the sugarcane borer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Arnold Pagenstecher in 1900 and is found in Papua New Guinea and islands in the Torres Strait.
The larvae feed on sugarcane.
References
- "Records of two sugarcane pests Eumetopina flavipes Muir (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) and Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Torres Strait and far north Queensland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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| Chilo terrenellus | |
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