Chilo ceylonica
| Chilo ceylonica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chilo |
| Species: | C. ceylonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilo ceylonica Hampson, 1896 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chilo ceylonica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka, Vietnam[1] and China (Hainan).[2]
Description
Wingspan is about 22mm in male and 26mm in female. An ochreous brown moth with fuscous irrorations. Fore wings with fuscous irroration forming streaks in the interspaces except on inner margin. There is an indistinct fulvous medial line curved below costa and with silvery scales on its edges. A submarginal silver line bent inwards below costa. A marginal black spots series found with white center. Cilia silvery. Hind wings whitish, tinged with fuscous on apical area on male. An indistinct marginal black specks series can be seen.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Chilo at funet
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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