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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