Scoparia leucomela
| Scoparia leucomela | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. leucomela |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia leucomela Lower, 1893 | |
Scoparia leucomela is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are silver-grey, with a whitish costal edge and a blackish longitudinal line above the middle. All veins are outlined in black and the interspaces are filled with white. There is a fine black line along the inner margin from the middle to the anal angle. The hindwings are iridescent-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Australia, Royal Society of South. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Vol. 17. 1893
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