Scoparia turneri

Scoparia turneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. turneri
Binomial name
Scoparia turneri
Philpott, 1928[1]

Scoparia turneri is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1928. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are brown, irrorated with fuscous and white. The first line is white, margined with brown posteriorly. The second line and subterminal line are also white and there is a terminal series of black dots. The hindwings are ochreous-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 58, 1928


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