Scoparia melanoxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1922. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
| Scoparia melanoxantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. melanoxantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia melanoxantha Turner, 1922
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The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are yellow with blackish markings. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, suffused with grey towards the termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Studies in Australian Lepidoptera
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