Chilo agamemnon explained

Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1962. It is found in Spain,[1] Egypt, Israel, Sudan and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 16–19 mm.[3]

The larvae are a pest on Zea mays.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212250/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443276 Fauna Europaea
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Chilo Zincken, 1817 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 27, 2017.
  3. Khan, Z. R.; et al. (1991). World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers: 1794-1990. International Rice Research Institute. .
  4. Capinera, John L. editor (August 11, 2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. .
  5. 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1971.tb02121.x . 67 . On the Biology of the Corn Borer Chilo agamemnon Bles. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) . 2009 . Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie . 256–261 . Hafez . Mahmoud.