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Scoparia jonesalis

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Scoparia jonesalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. jonesalis
Binomial name
Scoparia jonesalis
Dyar, 1915

Scoparia jonesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1915. It is found on the Bermuda Islands.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The ground color of the forewings is nearly white with a black inner line and black irroration in the median area. The outer line is whitish and the terminal area is powdered with black. The hindwings are faintly fuscous tinged. Adults have been recorded on wing in March and May.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. Vol. 3. 1915 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.