Scoparia normalis

Scoparia normalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904.[1] It has been recorded from the US states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, North Carolina and Utah.[2]

Scoparia normalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scoparia
Species:
S. normalis
Binomial name
Scoparia normalis
Dyar, 1904

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale gray with a black shade at the base. The inner line is dark, thickened on the costal two-thirds by a broad black bar. The outer line is pale, narrowly black shaded within. The terminal area is irregularly black shaded. There is a row of black terminal points. The hindwings are dirty whitish, darkest along the outer margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to September.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "800976.00 – 4710 – Scoparia normalis – Dyar, 1904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via National Library of New Zealand.


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