Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scoparia | |
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.
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