Raphimetopus ablutella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Raphimetopus |
| Species: | R. ablutella
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)
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Raphimetopus ablutella, the green borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Raphimetopus. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1894. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece,[1] Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, India and South Africa.[2]
The larvae have been recorded on Zea mays[3] and Saccharum officinarum. They bore the shoots of their host plant.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Raphimetopus ablutella (Zeller, 1839)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ General and Applied Entomology. Retrieved 2012-06-11 – via Google Books.
- ^ "pnbkrishi.com". pnbkrishi.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.