Ancylolomia chrysographellus

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Angled grass moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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". African Moths. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, 1844)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku. "Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 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. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Taxon identifiers
Ancylolomia chrysographellus	Wikidata: Q4753150 AfroMoths: ANCYCHRG CoL: DNWN EoL: 24540447 Fauna Europaea: 443088 Fauna Europaea (new): be60a73a-f42c-4055-8c6d-1befa0a13b27 GBIF: 4531646 iNaturalist: 429231 LepIndex: 3946 Open Tree of Life: 3172691

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