Chilo sacchariphagus

Chilo sacchariphagus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Genus:	Chilo
Species:	C. sacchariphagus
Binomial name
*Chilo sacchariphagus* (Bojer, 1856)
Synonyms
Procera sacchariphagus - Bojer, 1856 Borer saccharellus - Guenée, 1862 Chilo mauriciellus - Walker, 1863 Diatraea striatalis - Snellen, 1891 Chilo venosatus- Walker, 1863 Argyria straminella- Caradja, 1926 Proceras sacchariphagus indicus- Kapur, 1950 Argyria sacchariphagus stramineella- Caradja, 1926

Chilo sacchariphagus ssp. sacchariphagus

Chilo sacchariphagus (spotted borer) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is originally found in South and South-East Asia, where there are three subspecies:

C.sacchariphagus sacchariphagus in Malaysia, Indonesia, Indian Ocean.
C. sacchariphagus indicus in India.
C.sacchariphagus stramineellus in the south of China, Taiwan.

The larvae are a major pest to sugar cane.

In 1850 Chilo sacchariphagus sacchariphagus had been introduced in sugar cane setts from Java to Mauritius,^[1] around 1855 also to the neighbouring island Réunion. Its presence is also confirmed in Madagascar and Comores.^[2] In 1999 the first presence on the African continent was confirmed in sugar estates in Mafambisse, Mozambique and in 2001 also in Marromeu.^[3]

Biological control

In attempting its biological control, the Mauritian Government had introduced 31 species of parasitoids. Only two became established (Trichogramma australicum and Cotesia flavipes) ^[4]

References

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