Scoparia acropola

Scoparia acropola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. acropola
Binomial name
Scoparia acropola
Meyrick, 1885

Scoparia acropola is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-fuscous, finely irrorated with dark reddish-fuscous and with a few whitish scales. The first line is indicated only by a suffused dark posterior margin. The second line is pale. The hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish with a faintly indicated postmedian line. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]

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