Scoparia anaplecta

Scoparia anaplecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. anaplecta
Binomial name
Scoparia anaplecta
Meyrick, 1885

Scoparia anaplecta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 14.5–15.5 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey, irrorated with black. There is a pale whitish-ochreous spot on the inner margin. Both the first and second lines are ochreous-whitish. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, with a few grey scales. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]

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