Scoparia australiensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. australiensis
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| Scoparia australiensis (Hampson, 1899)
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Scoparia australiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia and Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are straw yellow with a brown fascia on the costa from the base to the brown antemedial line. The postmedial line and the terminal area is suffused with brown. There is a terminal series of brown dots on yellow marks. The hindwings are slightly suffused with fuscous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 606
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