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Species: | A. chrysographellus
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Ancylolomia chrysographellus (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844)
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The Angled Grass Moth[2], (Ancylolomia chrysographellus, is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found on Cyprus[3] and in Kenya, Uganda, Yemen,[4] India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[5] Myanmar, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm for females and 20 mm for males.[6] Antennae of male with short uniseriate laminated branches, which is simple in female. It is a brownish ochreous moth. Fore wings 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. Hind wings whitish, pale fuscous, or dark fuscous in Sri Lankan specimens. The fore wings may have a white fascia developed on median nervure.[7]
It is a minor pest of rice. Larva known to feed on many grasses.