Scoparia ancipitella explained

Scoparia ancipitella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2012 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2012-03-07.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030843/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443381 Fauna Europaea
  3. Li . Weichun . Li . Houhun . Nuss . Matthias . September 13, 2010 . Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China . Zootaxa . 2609 . 1–33.
  4. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1335 UKMoths

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