Scoparia acropola
| Scoparia acropola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. acropola |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia acropola Meyrick, 1885 | |
Scoparia acropola is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-fuscous, finely irrorated with dark reddish-fuscous and with a few whitish scales. The first line is indicated only by a suffused dark posterior margin. The second line is pale. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish with a faintly indicated postmedian line. 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