Chilo ceylonica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka, Vietnam[1] and Hainan, China.[2]
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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. ceylonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilo ceylonica Hampson, 1896
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Description
editThe wingspan is about 22 mm in the male and 26 mm in the female. It is an ochreous-brown moth with fuscous irrorations (speckles). Forewings with fuscous irroration forming streaks in the interspaces except on inner margin. There is an indistinct fulvous medial line curved below costa and with silvery scales on its edges. A submarginal silver line bent inwards below costa. A marginal black spots series found with white center. Cilia silvery. Hindwings whitish, tinged with fuscous on apical area on male. An indistinct marginal black specks series can be seen.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.