Scoparia apheles

Scoparia apheles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. apheles
Binomial name
Scoparia apheles
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Xeroscopa apheles Meyrick, 1884

Scoparia apheles is a moth of the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Meyrick in 1884. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous with a hindmarginal row of black dots. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[2]

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