Schoenobius gigantella

Schoenobius gigantella
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Schoenobius
Species:	S. gigantella
Binomial name
Schoenobius gigantella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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]

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 .

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 1 July 2025). Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.

External links

• Waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 24 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Schoenobius gigantella at UKMoths