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Scirpophaga percna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960.[1] It is found on Sulawesi, on New Guinea and northern Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Scirpophaga percna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scirpophaga
Species:	S. percna
Binomial name
Scirpophaga percna Common, 1960

The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–37 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Saccharum species and possibly Eleocharis dulcis. They bore into the stems of their host plant.[4]

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