Scoparia philonephes
| Scoparia philonephes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. philonephes |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia philonephes (Meyrick, 1885) | |
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Scoparia philonephes is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and South Australia.
The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous-grey, irrorated with white and with a few black scales. The first line is whitish and obscurely dark-margined posteriorly. The second line is white and obscurely dark-margined. The hindwings are very pale whitish-ochreous, tinged with greyish. The apex and upper part of the hindmargin are narrowly grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868–1961; Volume 17, 1884".
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