Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Scoparia | |
Scoparia epigypsa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are cinereous-fuscous, strongly suffused with white. The lines are fuscous and there is a fuscous discal spot, as well as two oblique fuscous marks on the costa near the apex. There is a row of connected fuscous dots along the termen. The hindwings are light fuscous, becoming grey whitish on the basal half. Adults have been recorded on wing in September.
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