''Scirpophaga magnella'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
Joseph de Joannis in 1930. It is found in
China
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(Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang),
Iran,
Afghanistan,
Pakistan,
India,
Nepal,
Bangladesh,
Myanmar
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,
Thailand and
Vietnam.
The
wingspan is 25–40 mm for males and 32–49 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are white, with an ochreous-yellow anal tuft in females.
The larvae feed on ''
Tripidium bengalense'' (synonyms ''Saccharum bengalense'' and ''Erianthus munja'').
References
Moths described in 1930
Schoenobiinae
Moths of Asia
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