Scirpophaga virginia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schultze in 1908.[1] It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, western Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines.[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. virginia
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| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga virginia Schultze, 1908
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The wingspan is 13–17 mm for males and 16–22 mm for females. The forewings of the males are white to pale ochreous white and the hindwings are white. Females have white forewings and hindwings.[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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 virginia Schultze, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.