Afroscoparia contemptalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Afroscoparia |
Species: | A. contemptalis |
Binomial name | |
Afroscoparia contemptalis (Walker, 1866) | |
Synonyms | |
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Afroscoparia contemptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in South Africa, [2] where it is found in the south-western part of the Western Cape Province.
The length of the forewings is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 7.5–8 mm for females. [3]
Afroscoparia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae, the grass moths. It was established in 2003 to provide a new name for a Scoparia species, now Afroscoparia contemptalis. At the same time, A. australis was described.
Eoophyla scioxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Zambia.
Calamotropha anticella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Crambus sparsellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa.
Prionapteryx scitulellus is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Kenya.
Daulia subaurealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa.
Lirabotys prolausalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa.
Mecyna procillusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in South Africa.
Brihaspa frontalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa.
Scirpophaga occidentella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania.
Afroscoparia australis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Nuss in 2003. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. The habitat consists of montane and alpine areas.
Afroscoparia malutiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2004. It is found in Lesotho.
Lamprosema ladonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in western Africa.
Metasia profanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), South Africa and Yemen.
Nausinoe capensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on the Comoros and Seychelles and in Kenya and South Africa.
Palpita claralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa and Malawi.
Parotis zambesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Madagascar and South Africa.
Patania mysisalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Madagascar, Sierra Leone and South Africa.
Pycnarmon meritalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.
Sufetula diminutalis is a snout moth in the subfamily Lathrotelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 in the genus Isopteryx from material collected in Honduras.