Scirpophaga melanoclista

Scirpophaga melanoclista is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Zambia.[2]

Scirpophaga melanoclista
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. melanoclista
Binomial name
Scirpophaga melanoclista
Meyrick, 1935

The wingspan is 23–32 mm for males and 26–37 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale ochreous white, tinged with dark fuscous on the costal margin. The hindwings are white. Females have white forewings and hindwings with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[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. (2019). "Scirpophaga melanoclista Meyrick, 1935". Afromoths. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  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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