Scoparia ejuncida

Scoparia ejuncida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. ejuncida
Binomial name
Scoparia ejuncida
Knaggs, 1867
Synonyms
  • Xeroscopa ejuncida

Scoparia ejuncida is a moth of the Crambidae family. It was described by Knaggs in 1867. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated with white. There is a fine black median line from the base to the first line. This first line is very obscure. The second line is distinct and the subterminal line is cloudy. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey, somewhat tinged with ochreous. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.[1]

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