Biology:Scoparia australiensis
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Short description: Species of moth
Scoparia australiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Scoparia |
Species: | S. australiensis
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Binomial name | |
Scoparia australiensis (Hampson, 1899)
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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 antemdial 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]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 606
Wikidata ☰ Q14324251 entry