Scoparia fimbriata

Scoparia fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. fimbriata
Binomial name
Scoparia fimbriata
Philpott, 1917

Scoparia fimbriata is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1917. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-brown, but darker basally. The first line is whitish, margined posteriorly with blackish-brown. The second line is pale, margined anteriorly with blackish-brown. The hindwings are ochreous-grey. The lunule and subterminal line are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[1]

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