Scirpophaga praelata

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, Syria, Lebanon, North Africa, Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia.[3]

Scirpophaga praelata
Scientific classification
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

The wingspan is 28–32 mm.[4]

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

References
  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. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga praelata (Scopoli, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. Japanese Moths


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