Scirpophaga innotata

Scirpophaga innotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. innotata
Binomial name
Scirpophaga innotata
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tipanaea innotata Walker, 1863
  • Scirpophaga sericea Snellen, 1880

Scirpophaga innotata, also called the rice white stemborer, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and the tropical north of Australia.

The larvae are considered a pest on Oryza sativa.

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