Scirpophaga occidentella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania.[2]
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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. occidentella
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| Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863)
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The wingspan is 16–22 mm for males and 20–30 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.[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 July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga occidentella (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.