Scirpophaga imparellus
| Scirpophaga imparellus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. imparellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1878) | |
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Scirpophaga imparellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1878.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales[2] and Victoria.[3]
The wingspan is 23–29 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous brown to dark fuscous. The hindwings are white. The forewings of the females are white, sometimes with pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are white with an ochreous white anal tuft.
The larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis, Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Scirpophaga at funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ↑ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 42 (4)
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