Scirpophaga percna

Scirpophaga percna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. percna
Binomial name
Scirpophaga percna
Common, 1960

Scirpophaga percna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found on Sulawesi, on New Guinea and northern Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[4]

References

  1. ^ 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 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ Lewvanich, Angoon (25 June 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.
  4. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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