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Chilo
	Chilo phragmitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Tribe:	Chiloini
Genus:	Chilo; Zincken, 1817
Synonyms
	Borer Guenée, 1862; Chilona Sodoffsky, 1837; Chilotraea Kapur, 1950; Diphryx Grote, 1881; Hypiesta Hampson, 1919; Nephalia Turner, 1911; Silveria Dyar, 1925;

Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.^{[citation needed]}

Description

The proboscis is absent. Palpi porrect (extended forward), clothes with rough hair, and extending from two and a half to three lengths of the head. Maxillary palp dilated with scales at extremity. Frons with a conical projection. Antennae minutely serrate and ciliated. Tibia with outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Forewings with the apex rectangular in male, typically acute and produced in female. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 4 and 5 well separated at origin. Vein 7 straight and well separated from veins 8 and 9. Vein 10 free, whereas vein 11 curved and approximated to vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle and veins 6 and 7 from upper angle.^[2]

Species

Chilo agamemnon Błeszyński, 1962
Chilo aleniella (Strand, 1913)
Chilo argyrogramma Hampson, 1919
Chilo argyropasta (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo auricilius Dudgeon, 1905
Chilo bandra (Kapur, 1950)
Chilo batri (T. B. Fletcher, 1928)
Chilo ceylonica Hampson, 1896
Chilo chiriquitensis (Zeller, 1877)
Chilo christophi Błeszyński, 1965
Chilo cinnamomellus Berg, 1875
Chilo costifusalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo crypsimetalla (Turner, 1911)
Chilo dailingensis Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo demotellus Walker, 1866
Chilo diffusilinea (de Joannis, 1927)
Chilo erianthalis Capps, 1963
Chilo flavirufalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo heracleus Zeller, 1877
Chilo ikri (T. B. Fletcher, 1928)
Chilo incerta (Sjöstedt, 1926)
Chilo infuscatellus Snellen, 1890
Chilo ingloriellus Möschler, 1882
Chilo kanra (T. B. Fletcher, 1928)
Chilo leucealis (Marion, 1957)
Chilo ingulatellus Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo louisiadalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo luniferalis Hampson, 1896
Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky 1866)
Chilo mercatorius Błeszyński, 1970
Chilo mesoplagalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo niponella (Thunberg, 1788)
Chilo orichalcociliella (Strand, 1911)
Chilo panici Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1885)
Chilo perfusalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo phragmitella (Hübner, 1805)
Chilo plejadellus Zincken, 1821
Chilo polychrysus (Meyrick, 1932)
Chilo prophylactes Meyrick, 1934
Chilo psammathis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo pulverata (Wileman & South, 1917)
Chilo pulverosellus Ragonot 1895
Chilo quirimbellus Błeszyński, 1970
Chilo recalvus (Wallengren, 1876)
Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer et al., 1856)
Chilo spatiosellus Möschler, 1882
Chilo subbivittalis (Gaede, 1917)
Chilo suppressalis (Walker, 1860)
Chilo tamsi Kapur, 1950
Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher, 1900
Chilo thyrsis Błeszyński, 1963
Chilo tumidicostalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo vergilius Błeszyński, 1970
Chilo yichunensis Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo zacconius Błeszyński, 1970
Chilo zizaniae Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo zoriandellus Błeszyński, 1970

Status unclear

Chilo decrepitellus Zincken, 1821 [nomen oblitum], described from Germany

Former species

Chilo williami (de Joannis, 1927)

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Savela, Markku. "Chilo Zincken, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
Chilo at Fauna Europaea

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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