Biology:Scirpophaga gilviberbis

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Short description: Species of moth

Scirpophaga gilviberbis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. gilviberbis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga gilviberbis
Zeller, 1863
Synonyms
  • Niphadoses gilviberbis

Scirpophaga gilviberbis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found on the Comoros and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa , Zambia, India , Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm for males and 23–35 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Oryza species, including Oryza sativa.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Scirpophaga gilviberbis Zeller, 1863". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCIRGILV. Retrieved July 5, 2020. 
  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. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis42entolond#page/185/mode/1up. 
  4. African Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q14323321 entry