Scoparia pascoella
| Scoparia pascoella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. pascoella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia pascoella Philpott, 1920 | |
Scoparia pascoella is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1920. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brown mingled with some fuscous and much suffused with white. The first line is white, margined with ferruginous posteriorly. The second line is also white, margined with ferruginous anteriorly. The hindwings are grey-fuscous, but paler anteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.
Etymology
The species is named for Quartermaster Merlin Owen Pascoe, who died at La Newaille, France during the First World war.[1]