Scirpophaga imparellus

Scirpophaga imparellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scirpophaga
Species:	S. imparellus
Binomial name
	Scirpophaga imparellus; (Meyrick, 1878)
Synonyms
	Schoenobius imparellus Meyrick, 1878; Scirpophaga imparella; Scirpophaga helodes Common, 1960;

Scirpophaga imparellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1878.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales[2] and Victoria.[3]

The wingspan is 23–29 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous brown to dark fuscous. The hindwings are white. The forewings of the females are white, sometimes with pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are white with an ochreous-white anal tuft.

The larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis, Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum.[4]

References

Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga imparella (Meyrick, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1879)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga imparella (Meyrick, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1879)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

[4] 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 – via Internet Archive.