Ancylolomia chrysographellus
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| Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844)
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Ancylolomia chrysographellus, the angled grass moth,[2] is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Cyprus[3] and in Kenya, Uganda, Yemen,[4] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[5] Myanmar, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Description
The wingspan is 25–30 mm for females and 20 mm for males.[6] 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.[7]
It is a minor pest of rice. The larva are known to feed on many grasses.
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "Angled Grass Moth". African Moths. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers, 1794-1990
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.