Scoparia harpalea

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

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

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with ochreous-grey. The veins are marked with blackish. The hindwings are very pale greyish-ochreous, the postmedian line and apex are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[1]

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