Biology:Scoparia australiensis

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14324251 entry