Chilo luteellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Victor Motschulsky in 1866. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Algeria, Egypt, Transcaspia, Syria, Iran, China, Korea, Japan and the Philippines.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chilo luteellus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chilo phragmitella
- Pseudobissetia terrestrellus
- Diatraea evanescens
- Schoenobius gigantella
- Eoreuma densellus
- Calamotropha paludella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Chilo
- Species
- Chilo luteellus
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