Scirpophaga flavidorsalis

Scirpophaga flavidorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scirpophaga
Species:	S. flavidorsalis
Binomial name
	Scirpophaga flavidorsalis; (Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
	Topeutis flavidorsalis Hampson, 1919; Schoenobius melanostigmus Turner, 1922;

Scirpophaga flavidorsalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919.^[1] It is found in China (Yunnan), India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, western Malaysia, Java, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–28 mm for males and 23–26 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are pale ochreous white in males and white in females, gradually shading to pale ochreous towards the apex. The anal tuft is pale ochreous white.^[3]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China
^ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 42 (4)

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China

[3] Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 42 (4)

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