Chilo agamemnon

Chilo agamemnon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo[1]
Species: C. agamemnon
Binomial name
Chilo agamemnon
Bleszynski, 1962

Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Spain,[2] Egypt, Israel, Sudan and Uganda.[3]

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dull-yellow to pale dull-yellow. The hindwings are lustrous cream greyish to silky white.[4]

The larvae are a pest on Zea mays. They generally attack mature cane stalks, but have also been recorded feeding on young plants.[5] The larvae pass through five to eight instars according to temperature variations.[6]

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