Scoparia subfusca
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Scoparia subfusca is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 20–27 mm. The forewings are brown-grey, mixed or suffused with whitish, sometimes with a few black scales; a short black dash from base of costa; lines whitish, dark-edged internally, first curved, second angularly bent above middle; orbicular indistinctly outlined with blackish, touching first line; claviform indistinct, blackish, touching first line; a blackish X-shaped discal mark, upper half filled with brownish: subterminal line very cloudy, whitish. Hindwings are whitish-grey. The larva is whitish; dorsal line blackish; spots large, ochreous-tinged; head brown; plate of 2 pale brownish.[1]
The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Picris hieracioides and Tussilago.
Further reading
- Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. Template:ISBN
References
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- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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External links
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- Lepiforum.de
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- UK Moths
- waarneming.nl Template:In lang Script error: No such module "webarchive".