Schoenobius scirpus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Fu-Qiang Chen and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2014. It is found in Guangxi, China.
Schoenobius scirpus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Schoenobius |
Species: | S. scirpus
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Binomial name | |
Schoenobius scirpus Chen & Wu, 2014
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The larvae feed on Scirpus grossus.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the genus name of the host plant.[1]
References
edit- ^ Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.