Scirpophaga imparellus

Scirpophaga imparellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. imparellus
Binomial name
Scirpophaga imparellus
(Meyrick, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius imparellus Meyrick, 1878
  • Scirpophaga imparella
  • Scirpophaga helodes Common, 1960

Scirpophaga imparellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1878.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales[2] and Victoria.[3]

The wingspan is 23–29 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous brown to dark fuscous. The hindwings are white. The forewings of the females are white, sometimes with pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are white with an ochreous-white anal tuft.

The larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis, Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga imparella (Meyrick, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  4. ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)


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