Scoparia sylvestris

Scoparia sylvestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. sylvestris
Binomial name
Scoparia sylvestris
Clarke, 1926[1]

Scoparia sylvestris is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1926. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark green, irrorated with white. The hindwings are dark fuscous, but more dark outwardly. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

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