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Scoparia rigidalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Scoparia

Scoparia rigidalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1912. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are purplish-brown, shaded with light grey in the median area. The basal third of the wing is the darkest and is defined outwardly by a pale line from the costa to near the middle of the inner margin. The subterminal line is pale and the terminal area is shaded with black-brown with a terminal row of black dots. The hindwings are smoky, paler towards the base and with a discal dot and traces of a pale subterminal line. Adults have been recorded on wing from August to September.

References

Scoparia rigidalis Wikipedia