Scoparia emmetropis

Scoparia emmetropis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. emmetropis
Binomial name
Scoparia emmetropis
Turner, 1915

Scoparia emmetropis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Turner in 1915. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are whitish, irrorated with pale grey and with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. The markings are blackish. The hindwings are grey-whitish, with a weakly indicated grey subterminal. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera


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