Scoparia pyralella
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.