Scirpophaga innotata

Scirpophaga innotata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Pyraloidea
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Schoenobiinae
Genus:	Scirpophaga
Species:	S. innotata
Binomial name
	Scirpophaga innotata; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Tipanaea innotata Walker, 1863; Scirpophaga sericea Snellen, 1880;

Scirpophaga innotata, the rice white stemborer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and the tropical north of Australia.

The larvae are considered a pest on Oryza sativa (Asian rice).

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