Scirpophaga subumbrosa
| Scirpophaga subumbrosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. subumbrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933 | |
Scirpophaga subumbrosa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1933.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (West Kasai, Katanga), Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]
The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 28–40 mm for females. The forewings of the males vary from pale ochreous white to pale ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous white. The fore- and hindwings of the females are white with a pale ochreous yellow anal tuft.[3]
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 42 (4)
- ↑ Scirpophaga at funet
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