Scirpophaga nepalensis
| Scirpophaga nepalensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. nepalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga nepalensis Lewvanich, 1981 | |
Scirpophaga nepalensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lewvanich in 1981. It is found in Nepal.[1]
The wingspan is 16.5–18 mm for males and 16.5-18.5 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous yellow, but darker along the venations. There is a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous white. The forewings of the females are pale ochreous white with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous white with an ochreous yellow anal tuft.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Two new species of the genus Scirpophaga from Nepal (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae : Schoenobiinae)
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