Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1962. It is found in Spain,[1] Egypt, Israel, Sudan and Uganda.[2]
| Chilo agamemnon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chilo |
| Species: | C. agamemnon
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilo agamemnon Błeszyński, 1962
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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.[3]
The larvae are a pest on Zea mays. They generally attack mature cane stalks, but have also been recorded feeding on young plants.[4] The larvae pass through five to eight instars according to temperature variations.[5]
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Khan, Z. R.; et al. (1991). World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers: 1794-1990. International Rice Research Institute. ISBN 971-22-0015-9.
- ^ Capinera, John L. editor (August 11, 2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 9781402062421.
- ^ 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.