Scoparia chiasta Meyrick, 1884
 SCOPARIINI,   SCOPARIINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scoparia chiasta
(Photo: courtesy of Steve Bok, Jerrabomberra, New South Wales)

The adult moths of this species are white with a complex black or dark brown pattern on each forewing. The hindwings are off-white darkening towards the wingtips. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

Scoparia chiasta
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been caught in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the New Zealand Institute,
    Volume 17, 1885, p. 74.

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    (written 6 April 2022)