Scoparia pallidula

Scoparia pallidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. pallidula
Binomial name
Scoparia pallidula
Philpott, 1928

Scoparia pallidula is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1928. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with pale brownish. The veins are outlined with blackish and a terminal series of black spots. The hindwings are grey with a slight ochreous tinge. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[1]

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