Scirpophaga whalleyi

Scirpophaga whalleyi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Lewvanich in 1981.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan), India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Scirpophaga whalleyi
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S. whalleyi
Binomial name
Scirpophaga whalleyi
Lewvanich, 1981

The wingspan is 19–21 mm for males and 21–27 mm for females. The forewings are yellow and the hindwings are white with pale yellow suffusion in the costal half. Females have a pale yellowish white 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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