Biology:Scoparia spinosa

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Scoparia spinosa
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S. spinosa
Binomial name
Scoparia spinosa
W.-C. Li, H.-H. Li & Nuss, 2010

Scoparia spinosa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wei-Chun Li, Hou-Hun Li and Matthias Nuss in 2010. It is found in China [1] (Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hunan, Sichuan) and Taiwan.

The length of the forewings is 5–5.5 mm. The forewings are sparsely suffused with blackish-brown scales. The antemedian and postmedian lines are white. The hindwings are white to pale brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the phallus with many small spinelike cornuti and is derived from Latin spinosus (meaning spinous).[2]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. Li, Weichun; Li, Houhun; Nuss, Matthias (September 13, 2010). "Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China". Zootaxa 2609: 1–33. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02609p033f.pdf. 

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