Scoparia philonephes (Meyrick, 1884)
 (formerly known as Xeroscopa philonephes)
SCOPARIINI,   SCOPARIINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scoparia philonephes
(Photo: courtesy of John Giacon, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species are greyish brown with a variable complex dark pattern on each forewing, including a blocky broken dark streak from base to mid-margin. The hindwings are off-white darkening towards the wingtips. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Scoparia philonephes
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been caught in

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

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the New Zealand Institute,
    Volume 17, 1885, pp. 110-111, No. 61.

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    (written 12 June 2024)