Scirpophaga tongyaii

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

Scirpophaga tongyaii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Angoon Lewvanich in 1981.[1] It is found in China (Hainan, Yunnan), India, Myanmar and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 31–39 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are of the males are pale ochreous white. Females have white forewings and hindwings with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft.[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. ^ Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  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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