Chilo agamemnon Bleszynski, 1962

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28. Chilo agamemnon Bleszynski, 1962

Records: Rivnay (1967); Bleszynski (1970); Melamed­Madjar & Tam (1980); Melamed­Madjar (1990); collection of Z. Shoham; German–Israeli project.

General distribution: Afrotropical, southern Palaearctic. Spain, Egypt, Sudan and Uganda.

Distribution in Israel: Southern Coastal Plain.

Period of flight in Israel: May–November.

Host plants: Various grasses, the stem­borer pest of maize, rice and sugar cane.

29. Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky, 1866) Records : Bleszynski (1970); Collection of Z. Shoham. General distribution: Transpalaearctic.

Distribution in Israel: Upper Jordan Valley and Coastal Plain.

Period of flight in Israel: May–August.

Host plants: The common water reed Phragmites communis ( Poaceae ).