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Scoparia subita

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scoparia

Scoparia subita is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1912. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are golden brown sprinkled with white scales and irrorated with white in the disc and along the dorsum. The hindwings are dark brownish-fuscous in males and grey in females. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.

References

Scoparia subita Wikipedia