Scoparia ergatis

Scoparia ergatis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. ergatis
Binomial name
Scoparia ergatis
Meyrick, 1885

Scoparia ergatis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly and irregularly irrorated with whitish and darker fuscous. The first line is whitish, posteriorly dark-margined. The second line is also whitish, but dark-margined anteriorly. The hindwings are light grey or fuscous-grey, but darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[1]

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