Scoparia exhibitalis
| Scoparia exhibitalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. exhibitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia exhibitalis Walker, [1866] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scoparia exhibitalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are black, variegated with white and with numerous white patches on the basal area. The antemedial line is white with a white patch beyond it at the middle. There is also a large white postmedial patch with two black spots on it. The postmedial line is black, outwardly edged with white. The hindwings are yellowish, suffused with fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ Descriptions of Four New Species of North American Moths
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 233