Scirpophaga praelata

Scirpophaga praelata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. praelata
Binomial name
Scirpophaga praelata
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena praelata Scopoli, 1763
  • Bombyx alba Geyer in Hübner, 1828
  • Phalaena (Alucita) latidactyla Hübner, 1790
  • Scirpophaga albinella var. grisea Guenée, 1845
  • Scirpophaga cinerea Zeller, 1863
  • Scirpophaga limnochares Common, 1960
  • Tinea dubia Rossi, 1790
  • Tinea phantasmatella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea phantasmella Treitschke, 1832
  • Thopeutis phantasmatalis Hübner, 1825

Scirpophaga praelata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany, Fennoscandia, Estonia and Latvia),[2] Russia, Turkey, Iran,[3] Syria, Lebanon, North Africa, Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia.[4]

The wingspan is 28–32 mm.[5]

The larvae feed on Scirpus species, including Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus validus, Scirpus mucronatus and Scirpus littoralis.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Rivula niveipuncta Swinhoe 1905". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Jalaeian, M.; Golizadeh, A.; Sarafrazi, A. (August 2017). "The geographical distribution of moth stem borers (Lep.: Crambidae & Noctuidae) in paddy fields of Iran". Plant Pest Research. 7 (2). University of Guilan. Abstract. doi:10.22124/iprj.2017.2436.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga praelata (Scopoli, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Japanese Moths


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