Scoparia palloralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to southern California, Colorado and western Texas.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. palloralis
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| Scoparia palloralis Dyar, 1906
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The length of the forewings is 5–9 mm. The forewings are tinged with brown and have inconspicuous maculation (spots). Adults are on wing from April to June in California and from July to August in Arizona.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide