Biology:Scirpophaga percna
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scirpophaga percna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. percna
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| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960
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Scirpophaga percna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found on Sulawesi, on New Guinea and northern Australia ,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/#percna. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Lewvanich, Angoon (25 June 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.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/scho/percna.html. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q14323455 entry
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