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Scirpophaga subumbrosa

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Scirpophaga subumbrosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. subumbrosa
Binomial name
Scirpophaga subumbrosa
Meyrick, 1933

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]

The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 28–40 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[4]

References

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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 July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933". Afromoths. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  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 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.