''Scirpophaga xanthogastrella'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in
Taiwan,
India,
Nepal,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and the
Philippines.
The
wingspan is 22–30 mm for males and 27–36 mm for females.
The larvae possibly feed on ''
Tripidium arundinaceum
''Tripidium arundinaceum'', synonym ''Saccharum arundinaceum'', commonly known as hardy sugar cane, is a grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia from India to Korea and New Guinea.
In the Tamil language it is known as நாணல் − ...
'' (syn. ''Saccharum arundinaceum'') and ''
Saccharum spontaneum'', but these records may be based on a misindentification.
References
Moths described in 1863
Schoenobiinae
Moths of Asia
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