Scirpophaga aurivena

Scirpophaga aurivena is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1903.[1] It is found in the Khasi Hills of north-eastern India.[2]

Scirpophaga aurivena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. aurivena
Binomial name
Scirpophaga aurivena
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius aurivena Hampson, 1903

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, but yellow between the veins. The hindwings are white.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga aurivena (Hampson, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. Lewvanich, Angoon (June 25, 1981). "A revision of the Old World species of Scirpophaga (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series. 42 (4): 185–298 – via Internet Archive.


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