Scirpophaga imparellus

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Scirpophaga imparellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. imparellus
Binomial name
Scirpophaga imparellus
(Meyrick, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius imparellusMeyrick, 1878
  • Scirpophaga imparella
  • Scirpophaga helodesCommon, 1960

Scirpophaga imparellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1878. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales [2] and Victoria. [3]

The wingspan is 23–29 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous brown to dark fuscous. The hindwings are white. The forewings of the females are white, sometimes with pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are white with an ochreous-white anal tuft.

The larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis , Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum . [4]

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References

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  4. Lewvanich, Angoon (June 25, 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.