Scirpophaga magnella

Scirpophaga magnella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1930.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Scirpophaga magnella
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S. magnella
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Scirpophaga magnella

The wingspan is 25–40 mm for males and 32–49 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are white, with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft in females.[3]

The larvae feed on Saccharum species (including Saccharum bengalense) and Erianthus munja.[4]

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.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.


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