Cirrhochrista spissalis (Guenée, 1854)

Cirrhochrista spissalis是草螟科(Crambidae)莎螟亞科(Schoenobiinae) spissalis種群的成員。本種的前翅為黑褐色底，沿Sc脈有一條白線，R1-CuA2脈於中室末端開始至後中線為黑色，後中線為黑色，波浪狀，中室前端有一白點；後翅亦為黑褐色底，靠前緣前半部為白色，亞外緣線為黑色。

A Brief Introduction:

Cirrhochrista spissalis, a species with confusing history of genus-level, represents one of the five species of Cirrhochrista in Taiwan and is classified to spissalis species-group. Based on the most recent study of this species, Cirrhochrista is used in the present article. C. spissalis shares similar wing pattern with no other species.