Scoparia valenternota
| Scoparia valenternota | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. valenternota |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia valenternota Howes, 1946[1] | |
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Scoparia valenternota is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Howes in 1946. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewings are white with a streak of ochreous-brown shading along the costa. There is a black line from the base on the costal edge. The subterminal and subcostal lines together form a Y-shaped mark. The hindwings are grey-white, but darker on the upper costal and outer terminal areas. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 76, 1946-47
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