Scoparia ancipitella

Scoparia ancipitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. ancipitella
Binomial name
	Scoparia ancipitella; (La Harpe, 1855)
Synonyms
	Eudorea ancipitella La Harpe, 1855; Eudorea conspicualis Hodgkinson, 1881; Scoparia ulmella Knaggs, 1867;

Scoparia ancipitella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula).^[2] It has also been recorded from China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang).^[3]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.^[4]

The larvae probably feed on mosses and lichens.

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Li, Weichun; Li, Houhun; Nuss, Matthias (September 13, 2010). "Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2609: 1–33.
^ UKMoths

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Li, Weichun; Li, Houhun; Nuss, Matthias (September 13, 2010). "Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2609: 1–33.

[4] UKMoths

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