Scoparia ancipitella

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Scoparia ancipitella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. ancipitella
Binomial name
Scoparia ancipitella
(La Harpe, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Eudorea ancipitellaLa Harpe, 1855
  • Eudorea conspicualisHodgkinson, 1881
  • Scoparia ulmellaKnaggs, 1867

Scoparia ancipitella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula). [2] It has also been recorded from China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang). [3]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August. [4]

The larvae probably feed on mosses and lichens.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Li, Weichun; Li, Houhun; Nuss, Matthias (September 13, 2010). "Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2609: 1–33.
  4. UKMoths