Biology:Scirpophaga virginia
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scirpophaga virginia | |
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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. virginia
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| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga virginia Schultze, 1908
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Scirpophaga virginia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schultze in 1908.[1] It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan , Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, western Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines .[2]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm for males and 16–22 mm for females. The forewings of the males are white to pale ochreous white and the hindwings are white. Females have white forewings and hindwings.[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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 virginia Schultze, 1908". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/#virginia. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q14323472 entry
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