Scirpophaga marginepunctellus

Scirpophaga marginepunctellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1927.[1] It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan.[2]

Scirpophaga marginepunctellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. marginepunctellus
Binomial name
Scirpophaga marginepunctellus
(de Joannis, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius marginepunctellus de Joannis, 1927
  • Scirpophaga marginepunctella

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 36–44 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous and the hindwings are white, the costal area suffused with pale fuscous. Females have white forewings, usually suffused with very pale ochreous white. 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. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scirpophaga marginepunctellus (de Joannis, 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  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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