Chilo (moth)
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| Chilo phragmitella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Chiloini |
| Genus: | Chilo Zincken, 1817[1] |
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Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.[citation needed]
Description[edit]
The proboscis is absent. Palpi porrect (extended forward), 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.[2]
Species[edit]
- Chilo agamemnon Błeszyński, 1962
- Chilo aleniella (Strand, 1913)
- Chilo argyrogramma Hampson, 1919
- Chilo argyropasta (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo auricilius Dudgeon, 1905
- Chilo bandra (Kapur, 1950)
- Chilo batri (T. B. Fletcher, 1928)
- Chilo ceylonica Hampson, 1896
- Chilo chiriquitensis (Zeller, 1877)
- Chilo christophi Błeszyński, 1965
- Chilo cinnamomellus Berg, 1875
- Chilo costifusalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo crypsimetalla (Turner, 1911)
- Chilo dailingensis Wang & Sung, 1981
- Chilo demotellus Walker, 1866
- Chilo diffusilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
- Chilo erianthalis Capps, 1963
- Chilo flavirufalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo heracleus Zeller, 1877
- Chilo ikri (T. B. Fletcher, 1928)
- Chilo incerta (Sjöstedt, 1926)
- Chilo infuscatellus Snellen, 1890
- Chilo ingloriellus Möschler, 1882
- Chilo kanra (T. B. Fletcher, 1928)
- Chilo leucealis (Marion, 1957)
- Chilo ingulatellus Wang & Sung, 1981
- Chilo louisiadalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo luniferalis Hampson, 1896
- Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky 1866)
- Chilo mercatorius Błeszyński, 1970
- Chilo mesoplagalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo niponella (Thunberg, 1788)
- Chilo orichalcociliella (Strand, 1911)
- Chilo panici Wang & Sung, 1981
- Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1885)
- Chilo perfusalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo phragmitella (Hübner, 1805)
- Chilo plejadellus Zincken, 1821
- Chilo polychrysus (Meyrick, 1932)
- Chilo prophylactes Meyrick, 1934
- Chilo psammathis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo pulverata (Wileman & South, 1917)
- Chilo pulverosellus Ragonot 1895
- Chilo quirimbellus Błeszyński, 1970
- Chilo recalvus (Wallengren, 1876)
- Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer et al., 1856)
- Chilo spatiosellus Möschler, 1882
- Chilo subbivittalis (Gaede, 1917)
- Chilo suppressalis (Walker, 1860)
- Chilo tamsi Kapur, 1950
- Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher, 1900
- Chilo thyrsis Błeszyński, 1963
- Chilo tumidicostalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Chilo vergilius Błeszyński, 1970
- Chilo yichunensis Wang & Sung, 1981
- Chilo zacconius Błeszyński, 1970
- Chilo zizaniae Wang & Sung, 1981
- Chilo zoriandellus Błeszyński, 1970
Status unclear[edit]
- Chilo decrepitellus Zincken, 1821 [nomen oblitum], described from Germany
Former species[edit]
- Chilo williami (de Joannis, 1927)
References[edit]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links[edit]
- Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- Chilo at Fauna Europaea
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