Scoparia tritocirrha

Scoparia tritocirrha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. tritocirrha
Binomial name
Scoparia tritocirrha
Turner, 1918

Scoparia tritocirrha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Turner in 1918. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Norfolk Island.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with a short longitudinal pale-yellowish line, edged with blackish. There is a broader yellowish longitudinal line before the middle beneath the cell, this line is also edged with blackish. There is a narrowly oval longitudinal yellowish median spot beyond the middle, edged with blackish an there are blackish dots on the costa. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

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