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Scirpophaga xanthopygata

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Scirpophaga xanthopygata
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S. xanthopygata
Binomial name
Scirpophaga xanthopygata
Schawerda, 1922
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga praelata var. xanthopygata Schawerda, 1922

Scirpophaga xanthopygata is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Russia,[2] Ukraine, Korea, eastern China,[3] Japan,[4] Vietnam and Taiwan.[5]

The wingspan is 22–41 mm for males and 23–47 mm for females. The upperside of the forewings is pale ochreous white while the underside is fuscous. The upperside of the hindwings is pale also ochreous white, but the underside is suffused with fuscous in the costal half.

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga xanthopygata Schawerda, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Japanese Moths
  5. ^ A revision of the Old World species of Scirpophaga (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)