Biology:Scirpophaga imparellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Scirpophaga imparellus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis, Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum.[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 15 July 2014. 
  2. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga imparella (Meyrick, 1879)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/#imparella. Retrieved 2 March 2018. 
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1879)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/scho/imparellus.html. 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. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis42entolond#page/185/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14323352 entry