Schoenobius gigantella

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Schoenobius gigantella
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Male
Schoenobius gigantella f FvL.jpg
Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Schoenobius
Species:
S. gigantella
Binomial name
Schoenobius gigantella
Synonyms
  • Tinea gigantellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Chilo punctigerellusStephens, 1834
  • Chilo punctigerellusStephens, 1829
  • Chilo spurcatellusWalker, 1863
  • Schoenobius gigantella majoralisHampson, 1896
  • Palparia fumeaHaworth, 1811
  • Palparia giganteaHaworth, 1811
  • Schoenobius gigantella sasakiiInoue, 1982
  • Schoenobius gigantellus ab. punctivittellusErfurth, 1933
  • Schoenobius gigantellus f. nigristriellusPopescu-Gorj, Olaru & Draghia, 1972
  • Topeutis gigantalisHübner, 1825

Schoenobius gigantella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and China (Heilongjiang, Neimenggu, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong). [1]

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Mounted adult

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for the males and 41–46 mm for the females. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Phragmites species and Glyceria maxima .

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References

  1. 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 (inactive 14 January 2025). Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2025 (link)