Scirpophaga percna
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| Scirpophaga percna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scirpophaga |
| Species: | S. percna |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960 | |
Scirpophaga percna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found on Sulawesi, on New Guinea and northern Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females.[3]
The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[4]