Scoparia antarcticalis
Appearance
Scoparia antarcticalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Scoparia |
Species: | S. antarcticalis
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Binomial name | |
Scoparia antarcticalis Staudinger, 1899
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Scoparia antarcticalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1899.[1] It is found in Patagonia.[2]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are light yellowish to dirty whitish-grey, but darker at the base. The hindwings are uniform dirty whitish-grey, with a slightly darker apical area.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scoparia antarcticalis Staudinger, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ Staudinger, O. (1898). Lepidopteren (in German). Hamburg, L. Friederichsen & Co. p. 106. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.