Scirpophaga parvalis

Scirpophaga parvalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. parvalis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga parvalis
(Wileman, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius costalis var. parvalis Wileman, 1911

Scirpophaga parvalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Wileman in 1911.[1] It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Fujian), Japan and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm for males and 25–31 mm for females.[3] Both the fore- and hindwings are uniform white, but the females have a white anal tuft.

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