Scirpophaga imparellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. imparellus
Binomial name
Scirpophaga imparellus
(Meyrick, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius imparellus Meyrick, 1878
  • Scirpophaga imparella
  • Scirpophaga helodes Common, 1960

Scirpophaga imparellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1878.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales[2] and Victoria.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis, Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum.[4]

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 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga imparella (Meyrick, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1879)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ↑ 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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