Scoparia encapna is a moth of the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4]
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are dark glossy fuscous with bronzy reflections and a few scattered white scales. The veins are partially marked with black. The first line is whitish and black-margined posteriorly. The second line is also whitish, but dark-margined anteriorly. The hindwings are fuscous-grey, with a suffused dark fuscous hindmarginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.