Scirpophaga innotata | |
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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) |
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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.