Scoparia niphospora
| Scoparia niphospora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. niphospora |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia niphospora (Meyrick, 1884) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scoparia niphospora is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1884. It is found in New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 26–29 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, irrorated with white except along the costa. The costa are dark fuscous with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. The veins are somewhat marked with dark fuscous posteriorly. There is a hindmarginal row of black dots. The hindwings are very pale whitish-ochreous. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[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
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