Varun Saini, K. Ramaraju and N. Chitra
Abstract
The occurrence of Scirpophaga Virginia,Schultze, Crambidae (Lepidoptera) on rice is reported for the first time on rice in Tamil Nadu, India. The species is included in the genus Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1832, in the subfamily Schoenobiinae. Description and photos of adults and genitalia are given for the species available for this study.