Afroscoparia contemptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Afroscoparia |
| Species: | A. contemptalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Afroscoparia contemptalis (Walker, 1866)
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The length of the forewings is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 7.5–8 mm for females.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Afroscoparia contemptalis (Walker, 1866)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ Nuss, M. (2003). Afroscoparia – a new genus of Scopariine from southern Africa (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). Entomologische Abhandlungen 61(1) 109-15.