Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scirpophaga | |
Scirpophaga xanthogastrella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in Taiwan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 22–30 mm for males and 27–36 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are of the males are pale ochreous white and those of the females are white with an ochreous yellow anal tuft.
The larvae possibly feed on Saccharum arundinaceum and Saccharum spontaneum, but these records may be based on a misindentification.
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