Scoparia pura
| Scoparia pura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. pura |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia pura Philpott, 1924[1] | |
Scoparia pura is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1924. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are grey, suffused with white on the basal area and beneath the costa. There is an interrupted blackish line at the base and the first line is indicated by a brownish-black posterior margin. The second line is white, margined by black anteriorly. There is a marginal series of black dots, preceded by an obscure white shade. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous, but darker apically. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 55, 1924
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