Scirpophaga virginia explained

Scirpophaga virginia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schultze in 1908.^[1] It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, western Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines.^[2]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm for males and 16–22 mm for females.^[3]

The larvae feed on 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. 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 virginia Schultze, 1908 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . March 2, 2018.