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Scoparia biplagialis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Crambidae

Genus
  
Scoparia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Scoparia, Butterflies and moths, Crambus agitatellus, Microcrambus elegans, Elophila gyralis

Scoparia biplagialis, the double-striped scoparia moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm. The ground colour of the adults varies from uniform brownish grey to pale grey or even strongly marked with black transverse patches. Adults are on wing from June to August.

Subspecies

  • Scoparia biplagialis biplagialis
  • Scoparia biplagialis afognakalis Munroe, 1972
  • Scoparia biplagialis bellaeislae Munroe, 1972
  • Scoparia biplagialis fernaldalis Dyar, 1904
  • Scoparia biplagialis pacificalis Dyar, 1921
  • References

    Scoparia biplagialis Wikipedia