Schoenobius gigantella

Schoenobius gigantella
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Schoenobius
Species:	S. gigantella
Binomial name
	Schoenobius gigantella; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Tinea gigantella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Chilo punctigerellus Stephens, 1834; Chilo punctigerellus Stephens, 1829; Chilo spurcatellus Walker, 1863; Schoenobius gigantella majoralis Hampson, 1896; Palparia fumea Haworth, 1811; Palparia gigantea Haworth, 1811; Schoenobius gigantella sasakii Inoue, 1982; Schoenobius gigantellus ab. punctivittellus Erfurth, 1933; Schoenobius gigantellus f. nigristriellus Popescu-Gorj, Olaru & Draghia, 1972; Topeutis gigantalis Hübner, 1825;

Schoenobius gigantella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and China (Heilongjiang, Neimenggu, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong).^[1]

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for the males and 41–46 mm for the females. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Phragmites species and Glyceria maxima.

References

^ 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. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.

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[1] 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. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.

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Schoenobius gigantella

Male

Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Schoenobius
Species:	S. gigantella
Binomial name
*Schoenobius gigantella* (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Tinea gigantella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Chilo punctigerellus Stephens, 1834 Chilo punctigerellus Stephens, 1829 Chilo spurcatellus Walker, 1863 Schoenobius gigantella majoralis Hampson, 1896 Palparia fumea Haworth, 1811 Palparia gigantea Haworth, 1811 Schoenobius gigantella sasakii Inoue, 1982 Schoenobius gigantellus ab. punctivittellus Erfurth, 1933 Schoenobius gigantellus f. nigristriellus Popescu-Gorj, Olaru & Draghia, 1972 Topeutis gigantalis Hübner, 1825