Scoparia dryphactis
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| Species: | S. dryphactis
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| Scoparia dryphactis Meyrick, 1911
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Scoparia dryphactis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 30–31 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, tinged with brownish or mixed with light fuscous and somewhat sprinkled with dark fuscous on the veins. There is a broad streak of dark-fuscous suffusion along the costa, as well as a short ferruginous streak from the base on the fold which is surrounded with dark-fuscous suffusion. The lines are cloudy, pale and edged with fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, tinged with grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 43, 1910