Scoparia jiuzhaiensis
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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. jiuzhaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia jiuzhaiensis W.-C. Li, H.-H. Li & Nuss, 2010
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Scoparia jiuzhaiensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wei-Chun Li, Hou-Hun Li and Matthias Nuss in 2010. It is found in Sichuan, China.[1]
The length of the forewings is 8.5–10.5 mm. The forewings are pale brown, suffused with black scales. The antemedian and postmedian lines are white. The hindwings are white, slightly suffused with pale brown at the termen.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the type locality, Jiuzhai in Sichuan province.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Li, Weichun; Li, Houhun; Nuss, Matthias (September 13, 2010). "Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2609: 1–33.