Scirpophaga lineata Butler | The Pyralids of Borneo

Family: &nbsp; Crambidae
Subfamily: &nbsp; Schoenobiinae
Genus: &nbsp; Scirpophaga
Distribution: India (Assam), Thailand, W. Malaysia, Sulawesi, China (Jiangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Japan.
Habitat: Lowland to submontane &lt;1525m.
Wing Length: Male 9.5; female 11.mm

Taxonomy

The holotype of Apurima lineata Butler, 1879: 457 from Japan [Yokohama] is in the BMNH (Pyralidae genitalia slide no. 6329).

Description

Unlike most Scirpophaga spp. there is virtually no sexual dimorphism beyond a slight size difference. This small creamy white sp. is distinctive with diagonal brown line which traverses the FW and there may be a small black stigmatic spot. The FW has a few tiny dark neural punctae on the termen.

Life History

A stem borer, of Rice (Oryza sativa) (Poaceae).

References

Chen, F. Q. & Wu, C. S. (2014 April) Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China. Zoological Systematics, 39 (2): 163-208. DOI: 10.11865/zs20140201
Butler, A.G. (1879b) Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from Japan. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 5., 4 (24): 437-457.