Scoparia leucomela

Scoparia leucomela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. leucomela
Binomial name
Scoparia leucomela
Lower, 1893

Scoparia leucomela is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are silver-grey, with a whitish costal edge and a blackish longitudinal line above the middle. All veins are outlined in black and the interspaces are filled with white. There is a fine black line along the inner margin from the middle to the anal angle. The hindwings are iridescent-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[2]

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