Scirpophaga nivella
TaxID: 1133976
Basic Information
Scirpophaga nivella
White Top Borer
Scirpophaga nivella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent in the west to southern China in the east, south to New Guinea and Australia, including New Caledonia and Fiji. Some sources have affixed the common name "sugarcane top borer" to it, despite it not being found in sugarcane, because they are confused with the species Scirpophaga excerptalis, which is an actual borer in the tops of sugarcane. Another newer common name that has been invented for these moths is "white rice borer".
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Scirpophaga
nivella
unclassified
Species
nan
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Arthropods
Photos (10 photos)
Morphological Features
Adult male: forewing ochreous white, sometimes with a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. Length of labial palpi about 1.2 times the diameter of compound eyes. Aedeagus slightly swollen in apical 1/4, with one slender and two long-based cornuti.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (3 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Oryza sativa | Host |
| Poaceae | Host |
| Saccharum officinarum | Host |
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Absent | — |
| Dominican Republic | Quarantine pests | — |
| Greece | Quarantine pests | — |
| Mozambique | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (7 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Present | — |
| Fiji | Present | — |
| Hong Kong, China | Present | — |
| India | Present | — |
| Japan | Present | — |
| Mozambique | Present | — |
| Thailand | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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