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Scoparia leucomela

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scoparia

Scoparia leucomela is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are silver-grey, with a whitish costal edge and a blackish longitudinal line above the middle. All veins are outlined in black and the interspaces are filled with white. There is a fine black line along the inner margin from the middle to the anal angle. The hindwings are iridescent-grey.

References

Scoparia leucomela Wikipedia