Scirpophaga subumbrosa
Scirpophaga subumbrosa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (West Kasai, Katanga), Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]
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The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 28–40 mm for females. The forewings of the males vary from pale ochreous white to pale ochreous. The hindwings are pale ochreous white. The forewings and hindwings of the females are white with a pale ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[3]
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[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 July 15, 2014.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933". Afromoths. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- 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.
- Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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