Helenoscoparia transversalis

Helenoscoparia transversalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edith Wollaston in 1879.[1] It is found on Saint Helena.

Helenoscoparia transversalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Helenoscoparia
Species:
H. transversalis
Binomial name
Helenoscoparia transversalis
(E. Wollaston, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia transversalis E. Wollaston, 1879

The larvae have been recorded feeding on lichens.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Helenoscoparia transversalis (Wollaston, 1879)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 11, 2018.


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