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Scoparia philonephes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scoparia

Scoparia philonephes is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and South Australia.

The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous-grey, irrorated with white and with a few black scales. The first line is whitish and obscurely dark-margined posteriorly. The second line is white and obscurely dark-margined. The hindwings are very pale whitish-ochreous, tinged with greyish. The apex and upper part of the hindmargin are narrowly grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.

References

Scoparia philonephes Wikipedia