Scirpophaga imparellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1878.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales[2] and Victoria.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. imparellus
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| Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1878)
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The larvae possibly feed on Eleocharis dulcis, Eleocharis sphacelata and Cladium articulatum.[4]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga imparella (Meyrick, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2013). "Scirpophaga imparellus (Meyrick, 1879)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Lewvanich, Angoon (June 25, 1981). "A revision of the Old World species of Scirpophaga (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series. 42 (4): 185–298 – via Internet Archive.