''Scoparia exhibitalis'' is a

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in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The

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is about 23 mm. The forewings are black, variegated with white and with numerous white patches on the basal area. The antemedial line is white with a white patch beyond it at the middle. There is also a large white postmedial patch with two black spots on it. The postmedial line is black, outwardly edged with white. The hindwings are yellowish, suffused with fuscous.''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London'' 1897: 233
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References

Moths described in 1866 Scorparia {{Scopariinae-stub