Chilo thyrsis

Chilo thyrsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chilo
Species:
C. thyrsis
Binomial name
Chilo thyrsis

Chilo thyrsis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by the Polish lepidopterist Stanisław Błeszyński in 1963.[1] The species belongs to the tribe Chiloini, which includes several pests of cereal crops.[2]

Distribution

Chilo thyrsis is known from Tanzania in East Africa.[3] Records in the Global Information System on Pyraloidea confirm its occurrence in the Afrotropical region.[4]

Description

Adults are typical of the genus Chilo, with narrow forewings and muted coloration. Błeszyński's original description provides the diagnostic characters distinguishing it from related species.[5]

Ecology

The larvae of C. thyrsis have been reported feeding on Zea mays (maize), boring into the stems similar to other stem borers.[6] Stem boring can weaken plants and reduce yield.[7]

Economic importance

While other Chilo species, such as Chilo partellus, are major pests of maize and sorghum in Africa, there is limited information on whether C. thyrsis causes significant economic damage.[8] Further field research would clarify its status as a pest.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Błeszyński, Stanisław (1963). "Studies on the Crambidae (Lepidoptera). Part 44. New species from Africa". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 8: 367–388.
  3. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Chilo thyrsis Błeszyński, 1963". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ^ Błeszyński, Stanisław (1963). "Studies on the Crambidae (Lepidoptera). Part 44. New species from Africa". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 8: 367–388.
  6. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Chilo thyrsis Błeszyński, 1963". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ^ Hill, Dennis S. (1987). Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and Their Control. Cambridge University Press. p. 250.
  8. ^ Polaszek, Andrew (1998). African Cereal Stem Borers: Economic Importance and Control. CAB International. p. 17.
  9. ^ Overholt, William A.; Karanja, Daniel (2005). "Distribution and sampling of stem borers in East Africa". Insect Science and Its Application. 25 (3): 235–246.
  10. ^ "Chilo species complex". CABI Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  11. ^ Munroe, E.G. (1995). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. CRC Press. p. 95.
  12. ^ Hill, Dennis S. (1987). Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and Their Control. Cambridge University Press. p. 250.


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