Scirpophaga xantharrenes
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Scirpophaga xantharrenes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is 27–28 mm for males and about 34 mm for females. The forewings of the males are light orange yellow with a fuscous costa. The hindwings are white. The forewings of the females are white, tinged with fuscous on the costa. The hindwings are white, with an orange-yellow anal tuft.[3]
References
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga xantharrenes Common, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 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 – via Internet Archive.