Scoparia crypserythra explained

Scoparia crypserythra is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1901.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous and with some reddish scales. The markings are fuscous. The hindwings are very pale ochreous, becoming light fuscous around the termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Mally . Richard . Hayden . James . Bauer . Franziska . Segerer . Andreas . Li . Houhun . Schouten . Rob . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . Trofimova . Tatiana . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . amp . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 15 July 2014.
  2. Lower . Oswald B. . December 1901. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Australian Lepidoptera . Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia . 25 . 2 . 67–68 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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