Scoparia rotuella

Scoparia rotuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. rotuella
Binomial name
Scoparia rotuella
(Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Crambus rotuellus Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Scoparia rotuellus

Scoparia rotuella is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 28–29 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, irrorated with white beneath the costa. There is a black median streak from the base of the costa to the disc, margined with clear yellowish-ochreous. The first line has the form of a sharply-defined black streak, margined with clear yellowish-ochreous. The second line is represented by a row of black dots and there is a terminal row of black dots. The hindwings are very pale ochreous-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[1]

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