Biology:Voliba scoparialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Voliba scoparialis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Voliba
Species:
V. scoparialis
Binomial name
Voliba scoparialis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gabrisa scoparialis Walker, 1866

Voliba scoparialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Adults are cinereous (ash grey), the wings with two undulating brown lines, of which the second is much bent in the forewings. There is a brownish tinge about the exterior border. The forewings have a reniform mark forming an oblong ringlet, which emits a short line to the costa.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14516258 entry