Chilo infuscatellus

Chilo infuscatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species: C. infuscatellus
Binomial name
Chilo infuscatellus
Snellen, 1890
Synonyms
  • Argyria coniorta Hampson, 1919
  • Argyria sticticraspis Hampson, 1919
  • Chilo tadzhikiellus Gerasimov, 1949
  • Diatraea calamina Hampson, 1919
  • Diatraea shariinensis Eguchi, 1933

Chilo infuscatellus, the Yellow top borer or Sugarcane shoot borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Snellen in 1890. It is found in India, Myanmar,[1] Tadzhikistan, Afghanistan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines and on Java and Timor.[2]

The larvae feed on Avena sativa, Cymbopogon winterianus, Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotundus, Echinochloa colona, Hordeum vulgare, Oryza sativa, Panicum species, Pennisetum glaucum, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor and Zea mays. Young larvae eat small holes in the leaves. When older, the larvae bore into the stems.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Chilo at funet
  3. ↑ Plantwise Technical Factsheet


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