Scirpophaga gilviberbis

Scirpophaga gilviberbis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found on the Comoros and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, India, Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Scirpophaga gilviberbis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. gilviberbis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga gilviberbis
Zeller, 1863
Synonyms
  • Niphadoses gilviberbis

The wingspan is 20–22 mm for males and 23–35 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Oryza species, including Oryza sativa.[4]

References

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  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 gilviberbis Zeller, 1863". 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.
  4. ^ African Moths