Scirpophaga gotoi

Scirpophaga gotoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. gotoi
Binomial name
Scirpophaga gotoi
Lewvanich, 1981

Scirpophaga gotoi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Lewvanich in 1981.[1] It is found in China (Jiangsu, Guangdong) and Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 23–24 mm for males and 26–30 mm for females. The forewings are shining ochreous yellow with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are ochreous yellow. Females have an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)


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