Voliba scoparialis

Voliba scoparialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Voliba scoparialis
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V. scoparialis
Binomial name
Voliba scoparialis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gabrisa scoparialis Walker, 1866

Adults are cinereous (ash grey), the wings with two undulating brown lines, of which the second is much bent in the forewings. There is a brownish tinge about the exterior border. The forewings have a reniform mark forming an oblong ringlet, which emits a short line to the costa.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1266 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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