Biology:Ancylolomia chrysographellus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Ancylolomiini |
| Genus: | Ancylolomia |
| Species: | A. chrysographellus
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| Ancylolomia chrysographellus Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844
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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.
References
- ↑ "Angled Grass Moth". http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/CRAMBINAE/ancylolomia%20chrysographellus.html. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ANCYCHRG. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, [1844)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/crambinae/ancylolomia/#chrysographellus. 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. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180032#page/5/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q4753150 entry
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