Biology:Scoparia tritocirrha
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Short description: Species of moth
Scoparia tritocirrha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Scoparia |
Species: | S. tritocirrha
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Binomial name | |
Scoparia tritocirrha Turner, 1918
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Scoparia tritocirrha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1918. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Norfolk Island.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with a short longitudinal pale-yellowish line, edged with blackish. There is a broader yellowish longitudinal line before the middle beneath the cell, this line is also edged with blackish. There is a narrowly oval longitudinal yellowish median spot beyond the middle, edged with blackish [clarification needed] and there are blackish dots on the costa. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 68–120. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_17/rsnz_17_00_001620.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q14324524 entry