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Scirpophaga ochritinctalis

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Scirpophaga ochritinctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species:
S. ochritinctalis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga ochritinctalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius ochritinctalis Hampson, 1919
  • Scirpophaga macrostoma Meyrick, 1933

Scirpophaga ochritinctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai-Occidental, Bas-Congo), Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.[2]

The wingspan is 24–31 mm for males and 27–39 mm for females.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Scirpophaga ochritinctalis (Hampson, 1919)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.