Scirpophaga percna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found on Sulawesi, on New Guinea and northern Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Scirpophaga percna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Scirpophaga |
Species: | S. percna
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Binomial name | |
Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960
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The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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 15 July 2014.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Lewvanich, Angoon (25 June 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.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.