Chilo polychrysus

Chilo polychrysus
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Chilo
Species:	C. polychrysus
Binomial name
Chilo polychrysus (Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
Diatraea polychrysus Meyrick, 1932 Chilo polycgrysus Hua, 2005

Chilo polychrysus, the Dark-headed striped borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.^[1] It is found in India, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia.

The wingspan is 16-25 mm. The wings are yellow brown with small dark spots.^[2]

The larvae feed on Cyperaceae and Poaceae species, as well as Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum, Triticum species and Zea mays. They bore the stems of their host plant.^[3]

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