Scirpophaga occidentella
| Scirpophaga occidentella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. occidentella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scirpophaga occidentella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 16–22 mm for males and 20–30 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are white. Females have a pale ochreous white 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