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Scoparia tritocirrha

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Scoparia tritocirrha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. tritocirrha
Binomial name
Scoparia tritocirrha
Turner, 1918

Scoparia tritocirrha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1918. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Norfolk Island.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with a short longitudinal pale-yellowish line, edged with blackish. There is a broader yellowish longitudinal line before the middle beneath the cell, this line is also edged with blackish. There is a narrowly oval longitudinal yellowish median spot beyond the middle, edged with blackish [clarification needed] and there are blackish dots on the costa. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.