Helenoscoparia transversalis

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Helenoscoparia transversalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Helenoscoparia
Species:
H. transversalis
Binomial name
Helenoscoparia transversalis
(E. Wollaston, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia transversalisE. Wollaston, 1879

Helenoscoparia transversalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edith Wollaston in 1879. [1] It is found on Saint Helena.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on lichens. [2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Helenoscoparia transversalis (Wollaston, 1879)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 11, 2018.