Chilo phragmitella
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| Species: | C. phragmitella
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| Chilo phragmitella (Hübner, 1805)
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Chilo phragmitella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 24–32 mm for the males and 30–40 mm for females. The face with a conical horny projection. The labial palpi longer than head and thorax. Forewings in female much narrower and more acute than in male ; pale ochreous, more or less suffused with brown, especially in male, tending to form dark streaks on and between veins ; a dark fuscous discal dot ; termen sinuate. Hindwings are pale whitish-ochreous or whitish, The larva is ochreous -whitish ; dorsal, subdorsal, and lateral lines reddish -brown ; head and plate of 2 yellowish -brown.[1]
The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Phragmites and Glyceria maxima.
References[]
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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