Biology:Scirpophaga subumbrosa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scirpophaga subumbrosa | |
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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. subumbrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933
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Scirpophaga subumbrosa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (West Kasai, Katanga), Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar , Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]
The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 28–40 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[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 July 15, 2014.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCIRSUBU. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/#subumbrosa. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q14323464 entry
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