Hemiscopis violacea
Hemiscopis violacea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
| Hemiscopis violacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Hemiscopis |
| Species: | H. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiscopis violacea (T. P. Lucas, 1892) | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brown with two indistinct purplish bands.[2]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 March 2020). "Hemiscopis violacea (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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