It is found in most of the countries and islands of the Mediterranean basin.

The range extends through the Middle East and Arabia to Pakistan, northern India and northern Africa.

They have been recorded feeding on Oryza sativa, Panicum miliaceum, Pennisetum glaucum, Poaceae species, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, Triticum species and Zea mays.

They feed on the epidermal tissues and later bore into the heart of the host plant.

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