Scoparia emmetropis Turner, 1915
SCOPARIINI,   SCOPARIINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scoparia emmetropis
(Photo: courtesy of Ian Baird, O'Connor, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have grey or brown forewings, each with various dark markings including two irregular patches. The hindwings are off-white. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Scoparia emmetropis
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Ian Baird, )

The species has been caught in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.


    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 27 (1915), p. 52.


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    (written 16 March 2022)