Chilo polychrysus

Chilo polychrysus
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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 family Crambidae. It was described by Edward 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