Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scirpophaga | |
Scirpophaga magnella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Joannis in 1930. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
The wingspan is 25–40 mm for males and 32–49 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are white, with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft in females.
The larvae feed on Saccharum species (including Saccharum bengalense) and Erianthus munja.
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