Palpi porrect, extending from once to twice the length of head, slightly hairy, and with downcurved third joint. Maxillary palp rather short and dilated with scales. A slight rounded frontal projection can be seen. Antennae of male minutely serrated, and ciliated. Patagia of male with spreading upturned hair. Tibia with outer spurs about half the length of inner. Abdomen long, where in female expanding at extremity and with very large anal tuft. Wings long and narrow. Fore wings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4,5 from angle and vein 7 straight and well separated from veins 8,9. Veins 10 and 11 free, or vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 6,7 from upper angle.
Species
praelata species-group
Scirpophaga gilviberbis Zeller, 1863
Scirpophaga humilis Wang, Li & Chen, 1986
Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1878)
Scirpophaga melanoclista Meyrick, 1935
Scirpophaga nivella (Fabricius, 1794)
Scirpophaga parvalis (Wileman, 1911)
Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960
Scirpophaga praelata (Scopoli, 1763)
Scirpophaga phaedima Common, 1960
Scirpophaga xantharrenes Common, 1960
Scirpophaga xanthopygata Schawerda, 1922
excerptalis species-group
Scirpophaga adunctella Chen, Song & Wu, 2006
Scirpophaga bradleyi Lewvanich, 1981
Scirpophaga brunnealis (Hampson, 1919)
Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker, 1863)
Scirpophaga flavidorsalis (Hampson, 1919)
Scirpophaga khasis Lewvanich, 1981
Scirpophaga linguatella Chen, Song & Wu, 2006
Scirpophaga magnella Joannis, 1930
Scirpophaga ochritinctalis (Hampson, 1919)
Scirpophaga xanthogastrella (Walker, 1863)
Scirpophaga tongyaii Lewvanich, 1981
occidentella species-group
Scirpophaga fusciflua Hampson, 1893
Scirpophaga goliath Marion & Viette, 1953
Scirpophaga marginepunctellus (Joannis, 1927)
Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863)
Scirpophaga ochroleuca Meyrick, 1882
Scirpophaga serenus (Meyrick, 1935)
Scirpophaga subumbrosa Meyrick, 1933
Scirpophaga virginia Schultze, 1908
lineata species-group
Scirpophaga lineata (Butler, 1879)
Scirpophaga auristrigellus (Hampson, 1896)
Scirpophaga aurivena (Hampson, 1903)
incertulas species-group
Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker, 1863)
Scirpophaga innotata (Walker, 1863)
gotoi species-group
Scirpophaga gotoi Lewvanich, 1981
whalleyi species-group
Scirpophaga whalleyi Lewvanich, 1981
unknown species-group
Scirpophaga bipunctatus (Rothschild in Sjöstedt, 1926)
