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Tribe Chilonini

Diatraea lisetta Rice stalk borer moth? - Chilo plejadellus Hodges #5478  - Diatraea evanescens Chilo plejadellus Many dotted moth - Diatraea lisetta Small grooved white moth - Diatraea evanescens Diatraea Moth - Diatraea lisetta Diatraea Moth - Diatraea lisetta
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)
Tribe Chilonini
Explanation of Names
Chilonini from the type genus Chilo (Zincken), Greek meaning "lip," for the porrect palpi. (1)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.