Scoparia ancipitella
| Scoparia ancipitella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia[1] |
| Species: | S. ancipitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia ancipitella (La Harpe, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scoparia ancipitella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. 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.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Li, W.-C.; Li, H.H.; Nuss, M. 2010: Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Zootaxa, 2609: 1-33. Preview
- ↑ UKmoths
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