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Scirpophaga tongyaii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scirpophaga

Scirpophaga tongyaii is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lewvanich in 1981. It is found in China (Hainan, Yunnan), India, Myanmar and Thailand.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 31–39 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are of the males are pale ochreous white. Females have white fore- and hindwings with an ochreous yellow anal tuft.

References

Scirpophaga tongyaii Wikipedia