Scirpophaga flavidorsalis

Scirpophaga flavidorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. flavidorsalis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga flavidorsalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Topeutis flavidorsalis Hampson, 1919
  • Schoenobius melanostigmus Turner, 1922

Scirpophaga flavidorsalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan), India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, western Malaysia, Java, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.[2]

The wingspan is 18–28 mm for males and 23–26 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are pale ochreous white in males and white in females, gradually shading to pale ochreous towards the apex. The anal tuft is pale ochreous white.[3]

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