Scirpophaga xantharrenes

Scirpophaga xantharrenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. xantharrenes
Binomial name
Scirpophaga xantharrenes
Common, 1960

Scirpophaga xantharrenes is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Common in 1960.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is 27–28 mm for males and about 34 mm for females. The forewings of the males are light orange-yellow with a fuscous costa. The hindwings are white. The forewings of the females are white, tinged with fuscous on the costa. The hindwings are white, with an orange-yellow anal tuft.[3]

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