Scirpophaga kumatai

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

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

The wingspan is 16.5–21 mm for males and 21-21.5 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous white, shading to ochreous yellow along the termen. The costa is ochreous and there is a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are ochreous white, with an ochreous-yellow termen. The forewings of the females are ochreous white with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are ochreous white with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[2]

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. ^ "Two new species of the genus Scirpophaga from Nepal (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Schoenobiinae)".


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