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Scirpophaga subumbrosa

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Species of moth

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. 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.

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

The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Scirpophaga subumbrosa


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