Chilo agamemnon
| Chilo agamemnon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chilo[1] |
| Species: | C. agamemnon |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilo agamemnon Bleszynski, 1962 | |
Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Spain,[2] Egypt, Israel, Sudan and Uganda.[3]
The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dull-yellow to pale dull-yellow. The hindwings are lustrous cream greyish to silky white.[4]
The larvae are a pest on Zea mays. They generally attack mature cane stalks, but have also been recorded feeding on young plants.[5] The larvae pass through five to eight instars according to temperature variations.[6]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Chilo at funet
- ↑ World bibliography of rice stem borers, 1794-1990
- ↑ Encyclopedia of entomology
- ↑ On the Biology of the Corn Borer Chilo agamemnon Bles. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)
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