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| Scoparia platymera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. platymera |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia platymera Lower, 1905 | |
Scoparia platymera is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish and with fuscous markings. There is a row of blackish elongate streaks along the termen. The hindwings are pale greyish, tinged with fuscous along the termen on the upper half.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 29: 107 – via Google Books.
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