Scirpophaga nepalensis

Scirpophaga nepalensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Angoon Lewvanich in 1981. It is found in Nepal.[1]

Scirpophaga nepalensis
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S. nepalensis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga nepalensis
Lewvanich, 1981

The wingspan is 16.5–18 mm for males and 16.5-18.5 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous yellow, but darker along the venations. There is a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous white. The forewings of the females are pale ochreous white with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous white with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[2]

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 July 15, 2014.
  2. "Two new species of the genus Scirpophaga from Nepal (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Schoenobiinae)".


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