Biology:Scirpophaga phaedima

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Short description: Species of moth

Scirpophaga phaedima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. phaedima
Binomial name
Scirpophaga phaedima
Common, 1960

Scirpophaga phaedima is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found in northern Australia .[2]

The wingspan is 22–40 mm. Both the forewings and hindwings are white.[3]

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. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga phaedima Common, 1960". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/#phaedima. Retrieved January 10, 2018. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14323457 entry