Scirpophaga percna
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.
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The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous with dark fuscous markings. The hindwings are white, with fuscous suffusion in the costal half. The forewings of the females are white, suffused with pale ochreous. The hindwings are white with an ochreous-white anal tuft.[3]
The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[4]
References
- 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.
- Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- 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.
- 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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