Scirpophaga phaedima

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

Scirpophaga phaedima is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960. [1] It is found in northern Australia. [2]

The wingspan is 22–40 mm. Both the forewings and hindwings are white. [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga phaedima Common, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. 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.