Scoparia subfusca is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.
| Scoparia subfusca | |
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| Subspecies S. subfusca zelleri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. subfusca
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| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia subfusca Haworth, 1811
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The wingspan is 20–27 mm. The forewings are brown-grey, mixed or suffused with whitish, sometimes with a few black scales; a short black dash from base of costa; lines whitish, dark-edged internally, first curved, second angularly bent above middle; orbicular indistinctly outlined with blackish, touching first line; claviform indistinct, blackish, touching first line; a blackish X-shaped discal mark, upper half filled with brownish: subterminal line very cloudy, whitish. Hindwings are whitish-grey. The larva is whitish; dorsal line blackish; spots large, ochreous-tinged; head brown; plate of 2 pale brownish.[1]
The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Picris hieracioides and Tussilago.
References
edit- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
External links
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- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- UK Moths
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine