Scirpophaga magnella
| Scirpophaga magnella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. magnella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga magnella de Joannis, 1930 | |
Scirpophaga magnella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1930.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]
The wingspan is 25–40 mm for males and 32–49 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are white, with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft in females.[3]
The larvae feed on Saccharum species (including Saccharum bengalense) and Erianthus munja.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
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