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]

Chilo agamemnon
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C. agamemnon
Binomial name
Chilo agamemnon

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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