Biology:Scoparia paracycla

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Short description: Species of moth

Scoparia paracycla
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Scientific classification
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S. paracycla
Binomial name
Scoparia paracycla
(Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Tetraprosopus paracycla Lower, 1902
  • Metasia adoxodes Turner, 1908

Scoparia paracycla is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish with fine black lines and a fuscous dot near the base in the middle. There is a roundish, whitish spot in end of the cell, edged anteriorly with blackish. There is a row of fine black terminal spots. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (May 20, 1902). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26 (4): 639–671. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30100#page/709/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14324439 entry