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Schoenobius gigantella
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Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Schoenobius
Species:	S. gigantella
Binomial name
Schoenobius gigantella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Tinea gigantella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Chilo punctigerellus Stephens, 1834 Chilo punctigerellus Stephens, 1829 Chilo spurcatellus Walker, 1863 Schoenobius gigantella majoralis Hampson, 1896 Palparia fumea Haworth, 1811 Palparia gigantea Haworth, 1811 Schoenobius gigantella sasakii Inoue, 1982 Schoenobius gigantellus ab. punctivittellus Erfurth, 1933 Schoenobius gigantellus f. nigristriellus Popescu-Gorj, Olaru & Draghia, 1972 Topeutis gigantalis Hübner, 1825

Schoenobius gigantella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and China (Heilongjiang, Neimenggu, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong).

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for the males and 41–46 mm for the females. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Phragmites species and Glyceria maxima.

References

1. Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201 (inactive 14 January 2025). Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2025 (link)

External links

• Waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 24 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Schoenobius gigantella at UKMoths

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