Afroscoparia contemptalis

Afroscoparia contemptalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Afroscoparia
Species: A. contemptalis
Binomial name
Afroscoparia contemptalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia contemptalis Walker, 1866

Afroscoparia contemptalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in South Africa,[2] where it is found in the south-western part of the Western Cape Province.

The length of the forewings is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 7.5–8 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Nuss, M. (2003). Afroscoparia – a new genus of Scopariine from southern Africa (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). Entomologische Abhandlungen 61(1) 109-15.


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