Scirpophaga gilviberbis explained

Scirpophaga gilviberbis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found on the Comoros and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, India, Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm for males and 23–35 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Oryza species, including Oryza sativa.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Mally . Richard . Hayden . James . Bauer . Franziska . Segerer . Andreas . Li . Houhun . Schouten . Rob . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . Trofimova . Tatiana . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . amp . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Scirpophaga gilviberbis Zeller, 1863 . Afromoths . July 5, 2020.
  3. Lewvanich . Angoon . June 25, 1981 . A revision of the Old World species of Scirpophaga (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series . 42 . 4 . 185–298 . Internet Archive.
  4. http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/SCHOENOBIINAE/scirpophaga%20gilviberbis.html African Moths