Chilozela

Chilozela
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilozela
Munroe, 1964
Species:
C. trapeziana
Binomial name
Chilozela trapeziana
(Sepp, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) trapeziana Sepp, 1840
  • Botys jatrophalis Walker, 1859
  • Phlyctaenodes bifilalis Hampson, 1913

Chilozela is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Chilozela trapeziana, which is found from Costa Rica south to Peru.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Manihot esculenta.