Helenoscoparia transversalis

Helenoscoparia transversalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Helenoscoparia
Species: H. transversalis
Binomial name
Helenoscoparia transversalis
(E. Wollaston, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia transversalis E. Wollaston, 1879

Helenoscoparia transversalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by E. Wollaston in 1879.[1] It is found on Saint Helena.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on lichens.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "Helenoscoparia transversalis (Wollaston, 1879)". Afro Moths. Retrieved January 25, 2015.