Scoparia meyrickii

Scoparia meyrickii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. meyrickii
Binomial name
Scoparia meyrickii
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Tetraprosopus meyrickii Butler, 1882

Scoparia meyrickii is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1882. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria,[1] New South Wales and South Australia.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with black streakes between the veins. The basal four-fifths is speckled with large white scales. The hindwings are grey with a blackish marginal area. The costal border is white.[2]

Adults can be found on the trunks of fibrous-barked Eucalyptus species in November and December. It is probable that the larvae feed in the bark of these trees.[3]

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