Raphimetopus ablutella
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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, the Republic of 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
- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. 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.