''Scoparia ischnoptera'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1922. It is found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, where it has been recorded from Victoria. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 20 mm. The forewings are dark-grey with a blackish streak from the base to the middle along the fold. There is a similar streak in the cell and there is some blackish subapical and subtornal suffusion. The hindwings whitish, with a slight grey-whitish suffusion towards the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing in April.Studies in Australian Lepidoptera

References

Moths described in 1922 Scorparia {{Scopariinae-stub