Biology:Scoparia platymera

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Scoparia platymera
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S. platymera
Binomial name
Scoparia platymera
Lower, 1905

Scoparia platymera is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish and with fuscous markings. There is a row of blackish elongate streaks along the termen. The hindwings are pale greyish, tinged with fuscous along the termen on the upper half.[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. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 107. https://books.google.com/books?id=nl1RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14324456 entry