Early Shoot Borer

Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Chilo Infuscatellus
Family
Pyralidae
Distinguishing Characters
The adults are small pale greyish brown moths with black dots near the coastal margin of the forewings and with white hind wings.
They lay white flat eggs in clusters.
Larva is dirty white with five dark violet longitudinal stripes and dark brown head.
Host Crop
Sugarcane
Order
Lepidoptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop