Scirpophaga kumatai

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

Scirpophaga kumatai is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lewvanich in 1981. It is found in Nepal.[1]

The wingspan is 16.5–21 mm for males and 21-21.5 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous white, shading to ochreous yellow along the termen. The costa is ochreous and there is a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are ochreous white, with an ochreous yellow termen. The forewings of the females are ochreous white with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are ochreous white with an ochreous yellow anal tuft.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Two new species of the genus Scirpophaga from Nepal (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae : Schoenobiinae)


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