Scoparia cordata

Scoparia cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. cordata
Binomial name
	Scoparia cordata; W.-C. Li, 2012

Scoparia cordata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wei-Chun Li in 2012. It is found in Jiangxi, China.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm. The forewings are suffused with blackish-brown scales. The antemedian line is white and the antemedian stigmata is blackish brown. The postmedian and subterminal line are white. The termen is white with a row of pale brown dots. The hindwings are greyish white, suffused with pale brown scales along the veins.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the male genitalia with a heart-shaped juxta and is derived from Latin cordatus (meaning heart shaped).^[2]

References[]

^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ Li, W. C. (March 2012). "One new species of the genus Scoparia Haworth, 1811 from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Scopariinae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 40 (157): 73–75.

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[1] Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[2] Li, W. C. (March 2012). "One new species of the genus Scoparia Haworth, 1811 from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Scopariinae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 40 (157): 73–75.

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