Scoparia penumbralis Dyar, 1906 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scoparia penumbralis Dyar, 1906

Scoparia penumbralis Dyar, 1906

Scoparia penumbralis, the dark-brown scoparia moth, is a small Crambidae moth found in North America.

Family
Genus
Scoparia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scoparia penumbralis Dyar, 1906

Scoparia penumbralis, commonly known as the dark-brown scoparia moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. This moth is found in North America, with confirmed records from the following locations: Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The wingspan of adult Scoparia penumbralis measures approximately 12 mm. Its forewings are a smoky brownish grey color, marked with whitish lines that are bordered by narrow dark shades. Adult moths are in flight from May through September.

Photo: (c) Bob Patterson at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Scoparia

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