Ancylolomia chrysographellus

Species of moth

Ancylolomia chrysographellus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Crambidae
Subfamily:  | Crambinae
Tribe:  | Ancylolomiini
Genus:  | Ancylolomia
Species:  |

A. chrysographellus

Binomial name
Ancylolomia chrysographellus

Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844

Synonyms

* Chilo chrysographellus Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844
* Ancylolomia basistriga Moore, 1886
* Ancylolomia bassistriga Błeszyński & Collins, 1962
* Jartheza cassimella Swinhoe, 1887
* Jartheza responsella Walker, 1863
* Jartheza xylinella Walker, 1863

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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ "Angled Grass Moth". African Moths. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
2. ^ Fauna Europaea
3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
5. ^ World Bibliography of Rice Stem Borers, 1794-1990
6. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis - via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4753150
* CoL: DNWN
* EoL: 24540447
* Fauna Europaea: 443088
* Fauna Europaea (new): be60a73a-f42c-4055-8c6d-1befa0a13b27
* GBIF: 4531646
* iNaturalist: 429231
* LepIndex: 3946

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