Scirpophaga ochroleuca

Scirpophaga ochroleuca is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882.[1] It is found on New Guinea and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Scirpophaga ochroleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scirpophaga
Species:
S. ochroleuca
Binomial name
Scirpophaga ochroleuca
Meyrick, 1882

The wingspan is 15–18 mm for males and 19–29 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous and the hindwings white with ochreous suffusion on the costal half. The forewings of the females are white, with pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are white with a pale ochreous-white 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. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga ochroleuca Meyrick, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 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.


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