Scoparia caliginosa
| Scoparia caliginosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. caliginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia caliginosa Philpott, 1918 | |
Scoparia caliginosa is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1918. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brown, irrorated with whitish on basal three-fourth. There is a short brown fascia from the costa at the base and the first line is paler and margined with ferruginous-brown posteriorly. The second line is whitish, margined with ferruginous-brown anteriorly. The hindwings are fuscous-grey, but darker terminally.[1]
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