Scoparia leucomela is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.[1]

Scoparia leucomela
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. leucomela
Binomial name
Scoparia leucomela
Lower, 1893

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are silver grey, with a whitish costal edge and a blackish longitudinal line above the middle. All veins are outlined in black and the interspaces are filled with white. There is a fine black line along the inner margin from the middle to the anal angle. The hindwings are iridescent grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Lower, Oswald B. (June 1893). "New Australian Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 17: 165–166 – via Internet Archive.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.