Biology:Scirpophaga occidentella
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. occidentella
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| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863)
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Scirpophaga occidentella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar , Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 16–22 mm for males and 20–30 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 occidentella (Walker, 1863)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCIROCCI. Retrieved January 31, 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 occidentella (Walker, 1863)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/schoenobiinae/scirpophaga/#occidentella. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q14323445 entry
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