Raphimetopus ablutella

Description

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, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, India and South Africa. The larvae have been recorded on Zea mays and Saccharum officinarum. They bore the shoots of their host plant.