Scirpophaga nepalensis

Scirpophaga nepalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Species: S. nepalensis
Binomial name
Scirpophaga nepalensis
Lewvanich, 1981

Scirpophaga nepalensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lewvanich in 1981. It is found in Nepal.[1]

The wingspan is 16.5–18 mm for males and 16.5-18.5 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous yellow, but darker along the venations. There is a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous white. The forewings of the females are pale ochreous white with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale ochreous white with an ochreous yellow anal tuft.[2]

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