Scoparia favilliferella

Scoparia favilliferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. favilliferella
Binomial name
Scoparia favilliferella
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx favilliferella Walker, 1866
  • Xeroscopa encausta Meyrick, 1885

Scoparia favilliferella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are fuscous-grey, irrorated with white and with a black median streak, margined with fuscous. The hindwings are very pale whitish-ochreous, tinged with greyish, the apex and upper part of the hindmargin are fuscous-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]

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