Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scirpophaga | |
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Similar Scirpophaga excerptalis, Calamotropha paludella, Scoparia ingratella, Donacaula mucronella, Pediasia luteella | ||
Scirpophaga praelata is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany, Fennoscandia, Estonia and Latvia), Russia, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, North Africa, Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia.
The wingspan is 28–32 mm.
The larvae feed on Scirpus species, including Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus validus, Scirpus mucronatus and Scirpus littoralis.
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