Scirpophaga occidentella

Scirpophaga occidentella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania.[2]

Scirpophaga occidentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. occidentella
Binomial name
Scirpophaga occidentella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Rupela occidentella Walker, 1863

The wingspan is 16–22 mm for males and 20–30 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are white. Females have a pale ochreous white anal tuft.[3]

The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[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. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  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 occidentella (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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