Scoparia crocospila Turner, 1922 SCOPARIINI,   SCOPARIINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Morwell National Park, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species are white with bands of scattered dark brown markings on each forewing The hindwings are off-white darkening towards the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been caught in

Tasmania.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Studies in Australian Lepidoptera,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria,
Volume 35 (1922), p. 53.

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(written 30 January 2017, updated 2 September 2019, 2 October 2020)