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Scoparia normalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scoparia

Scoparia normalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, North Carolina and Utah.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale grey with a black shade at the base. The inner line is dark, thickened on the costal two thirds by a broad black bar. The outer line is pale, narrowly black shaded within. The terminal area is irregularly black shaded. There is a row of black terminal points. The hindwings are dirty whitish, darkest along the outer margin. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to September.

References

Scoparia normalis Wikipedia