Chilo is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. Some of these moths are called borers.
Proboscis absent. Palpi porrect, clothes with rough hair, and extending from two and a half to three length of head. Maxillary palp dilated with scales at extremity. Frons with a conical projection. Antennae minutely serrate and ciliated. Tibia with outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Fore wings with the apex rectangular in male, typically acute and produced in female. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 4,5 well separated at origin. Vein 7 straight and well separated from veins 8 and 9. Vein 10 free, whereas vein 11 curved and approximated to vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 4,5 from angle and veins 6,7 from upper angle.
Chilo agamemnon Bleszynski, 1962
Chilo aleniella (Strand, 1913)
Chilo argyrogramma Hampson, 1919
Chilo argyropasta (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo auricilius Dudgeon, 1905
Chilo bandra (Kapur, 1950)
Chilo batri (Fletcher, 1928)
Chilo ceylonica Hampson, 1896
Chilo chiriquitensis (Zeller, 1877)
Chilo christophi Bleszynski, 1965
Chilo cinnamomellus Berg, 1875
Chilo costifusalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo crypsimetalla (Turner, 1911)
Chilo dailingensis Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo demotellus Walker, 1866
Chilo diffusilinea (Joannis, 1927)
Chilo erianthalis Capps, 1963
Chilo flavirufalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo heracleus Zeller, 1877
Chilo ikri (Fletcher, 1928)
Chilo incerta (Sjöstedt, 1926)
Chilo infuscatellus Snellen, 1890
Chilo ingloriellus Möschler, 1882
Chilo kanra (Fletcher, 1928)
Chilo leucealis (Marion, 1957)
Chilo ingulatellus Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo louisiadalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo luniferalis Hampson, 1896
Chilo luteellus (Motschulsky 1866)
Chilo mercatorius Bleszynski, 1970
Chilo mesoplagalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo niponella (Thunberg, 1788)
Chilo orichalcociliella (Strand, 1911)
Chilo panici Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1885)
Chilo perfusalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo phragmitella (Hübner, 1805)
Chilo plejadellus Zincken, 1821
Chilo polychrysus (Meyrick, 1932)
Chilo prophylactes Meyrick, 1934
Chilo psammathis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo pulverata (Wileman & South, 1917)
Chilo pulverosellus Ragonot 1895
Chilo quirimbellus Bleszynski, 1970
Chilo recalvus (Wallengren, 1876)
Chilo sacchariphagus (Bojer et al., 1856)
Chilo spatiosellus Möschler, 1882
Chilo subbivittalis (Gaede, 1917)
Chilo suppressalis (Walker, 1860)
Chilo tamsi Kapur, 1950
Chilo terrenellus Pagenstecher, 1900
Chilo thyrsis Bleszynski, 1963
Chilo tumidicostalis (Hampson, 1919)
Chilo vergilius Bleszynski, 1970
Chilo yichunensis Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo zacconius Bleszynski, 1970
Chilo zizaniae Wang & Sung, 1981
Chilo zoriandellus Bleszynski, 1970
Chilo decrepitellus Zincken, 1821 [nomen oblitum], described from Germany
Chilo williami (Joannis, 1927)
