Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1962. It is found in Spain,[1] Egypt, Israel, Sudan and Uganda.[2]
| Chilo agamemnon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chilo |
| Species: | C. agamemnon |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilo agamemnon Błeszyński, 1962 | |
The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dull yellow to pale dull yellow. The hindwings are lustrous cream greyish to silky white.[3]
The larvae are a pest on Zea mays. They generally attack mature cane stalks, but have also been recorded feeding on young plants.[4] The larvae pass through five to eight instars according to temperature variations.[5]