Scoparia meyrickii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria,[1] New South Wales and South Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. meyrickii
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| Scoparia meyrickii (Butler, 1882)
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with black streaks between the veins. The basal four-fifths is speckled with large white scales. The hindwings are grey with a blackish marginal area. The costal border is white.[2]
Adults can be found on the trunks of fibrous-barked Eucalyptus species in November and December. It is probable that the larvae feed in the bark of these trees.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 9 (50): 97
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
