Scoparia dryphactis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Scoparia
Species
Scoparia dryphactis
Scientific Name
Scoparia dryphactis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Scoparia dryphactis

Scoparia dryphactis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 30–31 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, tinged with brownish or mixed with light fuscous and somewhat sprinkled with dark fuscous on the veins. There is a broad streak of dark-fuscous suffusion along the costa, as well as a short ferruginous streak from the base on the fold which is surrounded with dark-fuscous suffusion. The lines are cloudy, pale and edged with fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, tinged with grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.

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Scoparia dryphactis
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Scoparia dryphactis
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Scoparia dryphactis
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Scoparia dryphactis
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