| Scoparia pyralella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. pyralella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia pyralella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
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Scoparia pyralella is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 17-20 mm. The moth flies in June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on decaying plants and perhaps the roots of Senecio jacobaea.