Scoparia biplagialis

Scoparia biplagialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. biplagialis
Binomial name
Scoparia biplagialis Walker, 1866
Synonyms
Scoparia alaskalis Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 Scoparia libella Grote, 1878

Scoparia biplagialis, the double-striped scoparia moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm. The ground colour of the adults varies from uniform brownish grey to pale grey or even strongly marked with black transverse patches. Adults are on wing from June to August.^[3]

Subspecies

• Scoparia biplagialis biplagialis
• Scoparia biplagialis afognakalis Munroe, 1972
• Scoparia biplagialis bellaeislae Munroe, 1972
• Scoparia biplagialis fernaldalis Dyar, 1904
• Scoparia biplagialis pacificalis Dyar, 1921

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