Scoparia gethosyna
Appearance
Scoparia gethosyna | |
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Scoparia gethosyna Turner, 1922, to actinic light, Blackheath, NSW, 8/9 November 2014 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Scoparia |
Species: | S. gethosyna
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Binomial name | |
Scoparia gethosyna Turner, 1922
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Scoparia gethosyna is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1922. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brownish-orange with a large basal dark-fuscous spot and a whitish line from the costa to the dorsum. There is a squarish dark fuscous blotch on the costa and a whitish fascia beyond this, containing some fuscous scales. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Studies in Australian Lepidoptera
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