Scirpophaga

Scirpophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Treitschke, 1832[1]
Synonyms
  • Apurima Walker, 1863
  • Schoenophaga Duponchel, 1836
  • Schoinophaga Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Schoenophaga J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847
  • Spartophaga Duponchel, 1836
  • Tryporyza Common, 1960

Scirpophaga is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.

Description

Palpi porrect, extending from once to twice the length of head, slightly hairy, and with downcurved third joint. Maxillary palp rather short and dilated with scales. A slight rounded frontal projection can be seen. Antennae of male minutely serrated, and ciliated. Patagia of male with spreading upturned hair. Tibia with outer spurs about half the length of inner. Abdomen long, where in female expanding at extremity and with very large anal tuft. Wings long and narrow. Fore wings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4,5 from angle and vein 7 straight and well separated from veins 8,9. Veins 10 and 11 free, or vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 6,7 from upper angle.[2]

Species

References

  1. global Pyraloidea database
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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