Biology:Scirpophaga magnella

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Short description: Species of moth

Scirpophaga magnella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. magnella
Binomial name
Scirpophaga magnella
de Joannis, 1930

Scirpophaga magnella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1930.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan , India , Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 25–40 mm for males and 32–49 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Tripidium bengalense (synonyms Saccharum bengalense and Erianthus munja).[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. Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. http://www.zootax.com.cn/admin/downfile.aspx?id=33812. 
  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. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1832". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/. Retrieved December 8, 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14718848 entry