Scirpophaga percna explained

Scirpophaga percna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found on Sulawesi, on New Guinea and northern Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[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 . 15 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 10 January 2018.
  3. Lewvanich . Angoon . 25 June 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: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 22 January 2013 . Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960 . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 5 July 2020.

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