Scoparia ergatis
Scoparia ergatis | |
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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]