Hemiscopis violacea

Hemiscopis violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hemiscopis
Species:	H. violacea
Binomial name
	Hemiscopis violacea; (T. P. Lucas, 1892)
Synonyms
	Pyrausta violacea T. P. Lucas, 1892; Noorda nyctopa Turner, 1908;

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]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brown with two indistinct purplish bands. The hindwings are yellow with dark areas beside and along the margins.[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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[1] 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.

[2] 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.