Scoparia philonephes

Scoparia philonephes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. philonephes
Binomial name
Scoparia philonephes
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Xeroscopa philonephes Meyrick, 1885

Scoparia philonephes is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria and South Australia.

The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous-grey, irrorated with white and with a few black scales. The first line is whitish and obscurely dark-margined posteriorly. The second line is white and obscurely dark-margined. The hindwings are very pale whitish-ochreous, tinged with greyish. The apex and upper part of the hindmargin are narrowly grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[2]

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