Scirpophaga innotata
Scirpophaga innotata, the rice white stemborer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and the tropical north of Australia.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Pyraloidea |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Schoenobiinae |
Genus: | Scirpophaga |
Species: | S. innotata |
Binomial name | |
Scirpophaga innotata (Walker, 1863) | |
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The larvae are considered a pest on Oryza sativa (Asian rice).
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