Scirpophaga percna

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Scirpophaga percna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. percna
Binomial name
Scirpophaga percna
Common, 1960

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.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females. [3]

The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis . They bore into the stems of their host plant. [4]

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References

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  2. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.