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Scoparia eutacta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. eutacta
Binomial name
Scoparia eutacta Turner, 1931

Scoparia eutacta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1931. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are white with blackish irroration (sprinkling). There is a white antemedian transverse line, edged with blackish. There are two brown-blackish spots, as well as some blackish dots on the costa. The postmedian line is white and there is a series of blackish spots on the termen and tornus. The hindwings are whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. 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.

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