''Scirpophaga parvalis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by

Alfred Ernest Wileman Alfred Ernest Wileman (27 February 1860 – 15 February 1929) was a British diplomat and entomologist. Wileman was appointed as the British Vice Consul for the Japanese city of Hakodate and surrounding prefectures in April 1901, and moved to be ...

in 1911. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Fujian), Japan and

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ...

is 20–25 mm for males and 25–31 mm for females.''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)'' 42 (4)
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References

Moths described in 1911 Schoenobiinae Moths of Asia Moths of Japan Moths of Korea {{Schoenobiinae-stub