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 family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.^[1] It is found in Yunnan, China, 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 forewings 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

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ 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 July 2, 2014.
^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] 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 July 2, 2014.

[3] Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)

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