Scoparia protorthra Meyrick, 1885
SCOPARIINI   ,     SCOPARIINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Scoparia protorthra
(Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens, Upper Beaconsfield)

The caterpillars of this species feed on :

  • Moss ( Bryophyta )

    The adult moths have a grey pattern, with a broad ragged white band across each forewing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    The species has been caught in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 33.4, p. 352.


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    (updated 2 May 2010)