Scorpiopsis pyrobola
| Scorpiopsis pyrobola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Scorpiopsis |
| Species: | S. pyrobola |
| Binomial name | |
| Scorpiopsis pyrobola (Meyrick, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scorpiopsis pyrobola is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The forewings are red, sometimes posteriorly sprinkled with yellow-whitish between the veins. All veins and folds are marked with series of evenly arranged round yellow dots and there is a narrow fuscous suffusion along the costa from the base to two-thirds, as well as a suffused fuscous band from the middle of the submedian fold to the costa at two-thirds, sending streaks posteriorly along the veins. About seven irregularly arranged small round silvery-white spots are found towards the base of the wing and anterior half of the costa and there is a small transverse-oval silvery-white spot in the disc at two-thirds, a smaller round spot above it, and three silvery-white dots on the veins beyond them. There is also a dark fuscous hindmarginal line. The hindwings are very pale whitish-yellowish.[2]
References
- ↑ Scorpiopsis at funet.fi.
- ↑ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 1 (4) : 1041