Ancylolomia chrysographellus explained

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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angled Grass Moth . African Moths . 17 October 2016.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072338/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443088 Fauna Europaea
  3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp. 2018 . Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844) . Afromoths . July 24, 2018.
  4. Web site: Savela . Markku . Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, [1844]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 24, 2018.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=Uzu8nRts-vkC&pg=PA2 World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers, 1794-1990
  6. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1896 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma . Moths Volume IV . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.