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]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Scirpophaga at funet
- ↑ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 42 (4)
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