Scoparia chalicodes

Scoparia chalicodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. chalicodes
Binomial name
Scoparia chalicodes
Meyrick, 1885
Synonyms
  • Scoparia ciserodes Meyrick, 1920

Scoparia chalicodes is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 15.5–16.5 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-grey, irrorated with white. The veins are irregularly and partially lined with blackish. The first line is pale greyish-ochreous, obscurely dark-margined. The second line is very obscure and the subterminal line is cloudy and whitish. The hindwings are grey-whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.[1]

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