Scoparia cinereomedia Dyar, 1904 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scoparia cinereomedia Dyar, 1904

Scoparia cinereomedia Dyar, 1904

Scoparia cinereomedia is a 14.5–15 mm wingspan crambid moth found across North America, described in 1904 by Dyar.

Family
Genus
Scoparia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scoparia cinereomedia Dyar, 1904

Scoparia cinereomedia is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. This moth is found in North America, with confirmed records from the locations of British Columbia, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Its wingspan measures approximately 14.5 to 15 mm. The forewings are pale grey; the basal area is shaded black all the way to the inner line, the center of the wing is solid clear grey, and the terminal area is shaded black. The hindwings are greyish. Adult moths have been recorded in flight between May and August.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Scoparia

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