Biology:Scirpophaga innotata

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Short description: Species of moth

Scirpophaga innotata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Schoenobiinae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. innotata
Binomial name
Scirpophaga innotata
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tipanaea innotata Walker, 1863
  • Scirpophaga sericea Snellen, 1880

Scirpophaga innotata, the rice white stemborer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Indonesia, Pakistan , the Philippines and the tropical north of Australia .

The larvae are considered a pest on Oryza sativa (Asian rice).

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1938057 entry