Scoparia ambigualis

Scoparia ambigualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. ambigualis
Binomial name
Scoparia ambigualis
(Treitschke, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Hercyna ambigualis Treitschke, 1829
  • Eudorea asphodeliella La Harpe, 1855
  • Eudorea atomalis Stainton, 1855
  • Scoparia ambigualis nigra Hamfelt, 1917
  • Scoparia ambigualis ab. crossi E. R. Bankes, 1909
  • Scoparia ambigualis f. taeniatella Teich, 1889
  • Scoparia ambigualis f. whalleyi Leraut, 1984
  • Scoparia ambigualis var. aestiva A. Speyer, 1867
  • Scoparia erralis Guenée, 1854
  • Scoparia klinckowstroemi Hamfelt, 1917

Scoparia ambigualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and possibly China (Guangdong, Shanxi).[1]

The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Valerian and probably also on various mosses.

References

  1. 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
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