Chilo agamemnon

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Chilo agamemnon
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C. agamemnon
Binomial name
Chilo agamemnon

Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1962. 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[]

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Khan, Z. R.; et al. (1991). World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers: 1794-1990. International Rice Research Institute. ISBN 971-22-0015-9.
  5. ^ Capinera, John L. editor (August 11, 2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 9781402062421.
  6. ^ Hafez, Mahmoud (2009). "On the Biology of the Corn Borer Chilo agamemnon Bles. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)". Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie. 67: 256–261. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.1971.tb02121.x.


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