Chilo (moth)

Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.

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.

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)