Scoparia subfusca

Scoparia subfusca is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

Scoparia subfusca
Subspecies S. subfusca zelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. subfusca
Binomial name
Scoparia subfusca Haworth, 1811
Synonyms
Scoparia subfusca anatolica Caradja, 1916 Scoparia subfusca bicornutella Amsel, 1954 Scoparia cembrae Haworth, 1811 Eudorea zelleri Wocke, 1855 Scoparia subfusca zelleri f. brigittae Leraut, 1984 Scoparia cembrae f. ind. dardennei Marion, 1959 Scoparia cembrae pfeifferi Marion, 1960 Scoparia graecella Stainton, 1849 Scoparia scotica White, 1872

The wingspan is 20–27 mm. The forewings are brown-grey, mixed or suffused with whitish, sometimes with a few black scales; a short black dash from base of costa; lines whitish, dark-edged internally, first curved, second angularly bent above middle; orbicular indistinctly outlined with blackish, touching first line; claviform indistinct, blackish, touching first line; a blackish X-shaped discal mark, upper half filled with brownish: subterminal line very cloudy, whitish. Hindwings are whitish-grey. The larva is whitish; dorsal line blackish; spots large, ochreous-tinged; head brown; plate of 2 pale brownish.^[1]

The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Picris hieracioides and Tussilago.

Further reading

• Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN 9780955108648