Scirpophaga innotata
Scirpophaga innotata, the rice white stemborer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and the tropical north of Australia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Pyraloidea |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Schoenobiinae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. innotata |
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| Scirpophaga innotata (Walker, 1863) | |
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The larvae are considered a pest on Oryza sativa (Asian rice).
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