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Similar Scirpophaga praelata, Scirpophaga, Scirpophaga incertulas, Crambidae |
scirpophaga lineata
Scirpophaga lineata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1879. It is found in China (Jiangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Japan, India, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 22–26 mm for females. The forewings are white, the interspaces of the veins suffused with brown and with a brown band from the apex to the middle of the ventral margin, as well as a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are white. Females have a white anal tuft.
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.
References
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