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Sugarcane top borer
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Sugarcane top borer

Scirpophaga nivella

Scirpophaga nivella, the sugarcane top borer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in China (Henan, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, on the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, western Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, on Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Timor, Aru, New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.

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