Scoparia ambigualis

Scoparia ambigualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. ambigualis
Binomial name
Scoparia ambigualis
(Treitschke, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Hercyna ambigualis Treitschke, 1829
  • Eudorea asphodeliella La Harpe, 1855
  • Eudorea atomalis Stainton, 1855
  • Scoparia ambigualis nigra Hamfelt, 1917
  • Scoparia ambigualis ab. crossi E. R. Bankes, 1909
  • Scoparia ambigualis f. taeniatella Teich, 1889
  • Scoparia ambigualis f. whalleyi Leraut, 1984
  • Scoparia ambigualis var. aestiva A. Speyer, 1867
  • Scoparia erralis Guenée, 1854
  • Scoparia klinckowstroemi Hamfelt, 1917

Scoparia ambigualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and possibly China (Guangdong, Shanxi).[1]

The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Valerian and probably also on various mosses.

References

  1. ↑ Li, W.-C.; Li, H.H.; Nuss, M. 2010: Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China. Zootaxa, 2609: 1-33. Preview
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