Scirpophaga ochritinctalis

Scirpophaga ochritinctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai-Occidental, Bas-Congo), Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

Scirpophaga ochritinctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. ochritinctalis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga ochritinctalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius ochritinctalis Hampson, 1919
  • Scirpophaga macrostoma Meyrick, 1933

The wingspan is 24–31 mm for males and 27–39 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale ochreous white and the hindwings are white. Females have very pale yellowish-white forewings and white hindwings with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Scirpophaga ochritinctalis (Hampson, 1919)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)


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