Scoparia subita
| Scoparia subita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. subita |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia subita (Philpott, 1912)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scoparia subita is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1912. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are golden brown sprinkled with white scales and irrorated with white in the disc and along the dorsum. The hindwings are dark brownish-fuscous in males and grey in females. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 44, 1911