Scirpophaga khasis

Scirpophaga khasis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Angoon Lewvanich in 1981.[1] It is found in Yunnan in China and in India.[2]

Scirpophaga khasis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. khasis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga khasis
Lewvanich, 1981

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. The forewings are shining pale ochreous white with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous 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. 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. 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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