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Scoparia nomeutis

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Scoparia nomeutis
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S. nomeutis
Binomial name
Scoparia nomeutis
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Xeroscopa nomeutis Meyrick, 1885

Scoparia nomeutis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous or fuscous, irrorated with white and with a few black scales. There is a suffused blackish spot in the middle of base and one on the inner margin near the base. The first line is whitish and blackish-margined posteriorly. The second line is also whitish, but blackish-margined anteriorly. The hindwings are fuscous-grey with a darker hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[1]

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