Scoparia tritocirrha

Scoparia tritocirrha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. tritocirrha
Binomial name
	Scoparia tritocirrha; Turner, 1918

Last updated November 07, 2024

Scoparia tritocirrha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1918. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Norfolk Island.^[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with a short longitudinal pale-yellowish line, edged with blackish. There is a broader yellowish longitudinal line before the middle beneath the cell, this line is also edged with blackish. There is a narrowly oval longitudinal yellowish median spot beyond the middle, edged with blackish ^{[ clarification needed ]} and there are blackish dots on the costa. The hindwings are pale grey.^[2]

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References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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