Scirpophaga magnella explained

Scirpophaga magnella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1930.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 25–40 mm for males and 32–49 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Tripidium bengalense (synonyms Saccharum bengalense and Erianthus munja).[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. Chen . Fu-Qiang . Wu . Chun-Sheng . April 2014 . Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China . Zoological Systematics . 39 . 2 . 163–208 . 10.11865/zs20140201 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702074137/http://www.zootax.com.cn/admin/downfile.aspx?id=33812 . July 2, 2014.
  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. Web site: Savela . Markku . Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1832 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 8, 2017.

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