Scirpophaga praelata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Germany, Fennoscandia, Estonia and Latvia),[2] Russia, Turkey, Iran,[3] Syria, Lebanon, North Africa, Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia.[4]
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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. praelata
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The larvae feed on Scirpus species, including Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus validus, Scirpus mucronatus and Scirpus littoralis.
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Rivula niveipuncta Swinhoe 1905". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Jalaeian, M.; Golizadeh, A.; Sarafrazi, A. (August 2017). "The geographical distribution of moth stem borers (Lep.: Crambidae & Noctuidae) in paddy fields of Iran". Plant Pest Research. 7 (2). University of Guilan. Abstract. doi:10.22124/iprj.2017.2436.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scirpophaga praelata (Scopoli, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Japanese Moths