About Scoparia halopis Meyrick, 1909
Scoparia halopis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. This moth is endemic to New Zealand, and its recorded range extends as far south as the Auckland Islands. New Zealand lepidopterist Brian Patrick recorded that when he was a youth growing up in Invercargill, he successfully reared an adult of this species from larvae he found in soil, indicating it likely has a sod webworm lifestyle. Patrick also notes that within New Zealand, this species is common and widely distributed from the sub-Antarctic region northwards, occurring in both natural and suburban habitats.
