Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Scoparia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Crambidae Scientific name Scoparia pyralella Rank Species | |
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Similar Scoparia, Scoparia ambigualis, Butterflies and moths, Eudonia mercurella, Evergestis limbata | ||
Scoparia pyralella is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The moth flies in June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on decaying plants and perhaps the roots of Senecio jacobaea.
References
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