Scoparia brevituba

Scoparia brevituba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. brevituba
Binomial name
Scoparia brevituba
Li, Li & Nuss, 2010

Scoparia brevituba is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Li, Li and Nuss in 2010. It is found in China (Sichuan).[1]

The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. The forewings are suffused with blackish brown scales. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are white. The hindwings are white, but pale brown before the termen.

Etymology

The species name refers to the distinctively short ductus bursae in the female genitalia and is derived from Latin brevitubus (meaning short tubal).[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Li, W.-C.; Li, H.H.; Nuss, M. 2010: Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Zootaxa, 2609: 1-33. Preview


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