Scoparia pyralella

Scoparia pyralella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. pyralella
Binomial name
Scoparia pyralella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea pyralella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Eudorea tristrigella Stephens, 1834
  • Scoparia pyralella klimeschi Leraut, 1981
  • Phalaena arundinata Thunberg, 1792
  • Pyralis dubitalis Hübner, 1796
  • Scoparia dubitalis ab. alba Tutt, 1899
  • Scoparia dubitalis ab. inspersella Galvagni, 1920
  • Scoparia dubitalis f. australis Müller-Rutz, 1920
  • Scoparia dubitalis var. ivanalis Krulikovsky, 1909
  • Scoparia dubitalis var. purbeckensis E. R. Bankes, 1889
  • Scoparia ingratella vesubiella Marion, 1976

Scoparia pyralella is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Europe.

Scoparia pyralella - real life

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.

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