Scirpophaga virginia
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| Scirpophaga virginia Schultze, 1908
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Scirpophaga virginia is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schultze in 1908.[1] It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, western Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines.[2]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm for males and 16–22 mm for females. The forewings of the males are white to pale ochreous white and the hindwings are white. Females have white fore- and hindwings.[3]
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[4]
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)
- ^ Scirpophaga at funet