Schoenobius scirpus
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.
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| Species: | S. scirpus |
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| Schoenobius scirpus Chen & Wu, 2014 | |
The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Male have rufous forewings with two dark fuscous spots at both the upper and lower angle of the cell, as well as a dark fuscous fascia from the apex to the lower angle of the cell. There is also a blurry longitudinal rufous band from the base to the distal part of the cell. The hindwings are uniform pale fuscous. Females are somewhat paler than males.
The larvae feed on Scirpus grossus.
Etymology
The species name refers to the genus name of the host plant.[1]
References
- 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.
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