Chilo polychrysus

Chilo polychrysus
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species: C. polychrysus
Binomial name
Chilo polychrysus
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Diatraea polychrysus Meyrick, 1932
  • Chilo polycgrysus Hua, 2005

Chilo polychrysus, the Dark-headed striped borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in India, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia.

The wingspan is 16-25 mm. The wings are yellow brown with small dark spots.[2]

The larvae feed on Cyperaceae and Poaceae species, as well as Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum, Triticum species and Zea mays. They bore the stems of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. PaDIL
  3. Plantwise Technical Factsheet
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