Raphimetopus ablutella, the green borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Raphimetopus.
It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, North 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.
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