Chilo (moth)


Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.

Description

The proboscis is absent. Palpi porrect, clothes with rough hair, and extending from two and a half to three lengths of the head. Maxillary palp dilated with scales at extremity. Frons with a conical projection. Antennae minutely serrate and ciliated. Tibia with outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Forewings with the apex rectangular in male, typically acute and produced in female. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 4 and 5 well separated at origin. Vein 7 straight and well separated from veins 8 and 9. Vein 10 free, whereas vein 11 curved and approximated to vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle and veins 6 and 7 from upper angle.

Species

Chilo agamemnon Błeszyński, 1962Chilo aleniella Chilo argyrogramma Hampson, 1919Chilo argyropasta Chilo auricilius Dudgeon, 1905Chilo bandra Chilo batri Chilo ceylonica Hampson, 1896Chilo chiriquitensis Chilo christophi Błeszyński, 1965Chilo cinnamomellus Berg, 1875Chilo costifusalis Chilo crypsimetalla Chilo dailingensis Wang & Sung, 1981Chilo demotellus Walker, 1866Chilo diffusilinea Chilo erianthalis Capps, 1963Chilo flavirufalis Chilo heracleus Zeller, 1877Chilo ikri Chilo incerta Chilo infuscatellus Snellen, 1890Chilo ingloriellus Möschler, 1882Chilo kanra Chilo leucealis Chilo ingulatellus Wang & Sung, 1981Chilo louisiadalis Chilo luniferalis Hampson, 1896Chilo luteellus Chilo mercatorius Błeszyński, 1970Chilo mesoplagalis Chilo niponella Chilo orichalcociliella Chilo panici Wang & Sung, 1981Chilo partellus Chilo perfusalis Chilo phragmitella Chilo plejadellus Zincken, 1821Chilo polychrysus Chilo prophylactes Meyrick, 1934Chilo psammathis Chilo pulverata Chilo pulverosellus Ragonot 1895Chilo quirimbellus Błeszyński, 1970Chilo recalvus Chilo sacchariphagus Chilo spatiosellus Möschler, 1882Chilo subbivittalis Chilo suppressalis Chilo tamsi Kapur, 1950Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher, 1900Chilo thyrsis Błeszyński, 1963Chilo tumidicostalis Chilo vergilius Błeszyński, 1970Chilo yichunensis Wang & Sung, 1981Chilo zacconius Błeszyński, 1970Chilo zizaniae Wang & Sung, 1981Chilo zoriandellus Błeszyński, 1970

Status unclear

Chilo decrepitellus Zincken, 1821, described from Germany

Former species