Scirpophaga bradleyi

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Scirpophaga bradleyi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. bradleyi
Binomial name
Scirpophaga bradleyi
Lewvanich, 1981

Scirpophaga bradleyi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Angoon Lewvanich in 1981.[1] It is found in Angola.[2]

The wingspan is about 37 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale ochreous. The hindwings are also pale ochreous, but the costal half is suffused with pale ochreous. Females have white forewings and hindwings, suffused with very pale ochreous. The anal tuft is pale ochreous.[3]

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. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Scirpophaga bradleyi Lewvanich, 1981". Afromoths. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  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.


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