Scoparia australiensis

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Scoparia australiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. australiensis
Binomial name
Scoparia australiensis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Gonodiscus australiensisHampson, 1899

Scoparia australiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia and Queensland. [1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are straw yellow with a brown fascia on the costa from the base to the brown antemedial line. The postmedial line and the terminal area is suffused with brown. There is a terminal series of brown dots on yellow marks. The hindwings are slightly suffused with fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 606 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .