Ancylolomia_chrysographellus

<i>Ancylolomia chrysographellus</i>

Ancylolomia chrysographellus

Species of moth

Ancylolomia chrysographellus, the angled grass moth,[1] is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Cyprus[2] and in Kenya, Uganda, Yemen,[3] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[4] Myanmar, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.

Quick Facts Angled grass moth, Scientific classification ...

Description

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for females and 20 mm for males.[5] Antennae of male with short uniseriate laminated branches, which is simple in female. It is a brownish-ochreous moth. Forewings with silvery and yellow fascia, with streaks of black scales on them in cell and the interspaces beyond and below it. A minutely dentate submarginal silvery line with a more prominent tooth at vein 3. A whitish marginal band with a series of dark specks on it. Cilia silvery. Hindwings whitish, pale fuscous, or dark fuscous in Sri Lankan specimens. The forewings may have a white fascia developed on median nervure.[6]

It is a minor pest of rice. The larvae are known to feed on many grasses.

References

  1. [1]
    "Angled Grass Moth". African Moths. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. [2]
    Fauna Europaea
  3. [3]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Savela, Markku. "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. [5]
    World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers, 1794-1990
  6. [6]
    Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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