Scoparia antarcticalis

Scoparia antarcticalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1899.[1] It is found in Patagonia.[2]

Scoparia antarcticalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. antarcticalis
Binomial name
Scoparia antarcticalis

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

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Scoparia antarcticalis Staudinger, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. Staudinger, O. (1898). Lepidopteren (in German). p. 106.


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