Scoparia caesia

Scoparia caesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. caesia
Binomial name
Scoparia caesia
(Philpott, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Orocrambus caesius Philpott, 1926
  • Scoparia caesius

Scoparia caesia is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1926. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. The forewings are fuscous-black, irrorated with white. There is an obscure blackish basal line and the first line is whitish, margined with blackish posteriorly. The second line is whitish, margined by blackish anteriorly. The hindwings are shining fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[1]

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