Scoparia penumbralis

Scoparia penumbralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. penumbralis
Binomial name
Scoparia penumbralis
Dyar, 1906

Scoparia penumbralis, the dark-brown scoparia moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1906.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are smoky brownish grey with whitish lines, edged by dark narrow shades.[3] Adults are on wing from May to September

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