Ancylolomia chrysographellus
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.
| Ancylolomia chrysographellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Ancylolomiini |
| Genus: | Ancylolomia |
| Species: | A. chrysographellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancylolomia chrysographellus Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844 | |
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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
- "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.