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Scoparia eutacta

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Scoparia eutacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. eutacta
Binomial name
Scoparia eutacta
Turner, 1931

Scoparia eutacta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1931. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are white with blackish irroration (sprinkling). There is a white antemedian transverse line, edged with blackish. There are two brown-blackish spots, as well as some blackish dots on the costa. The postmedian line is white and there is a series of blackish spots on the termen and tornus. The hindwings are whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.