Scirpophaga parvalis

Scirpophaga parvalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scirpophaga
Species:	S. parvalis
Binomial name
	Scirpophaga parvalis; (Wileman, 1911)
Synonyms
	Schoenobius costalis var. parvalis Wileman, 1911;

Scirpophaga parvalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1911.[1] It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Fujian), Japan and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm for males and 25–31 mm for females.[3] Both the forewings and hindwings are uniform white, but the females have a white anal tuft.

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.

[3] Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 42 (4)