''Scoparia basistrigalis'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by

Henry Guard Knaggs Henry Guard Knaggs (21 March 1832 – 16 January 1908) was one of the best known Victorian era, Victorian entomologists and the author of ''The Lepidopterist's Guide'' (1869). Knaggs was born in Camden Town, London. He married Ellen Mares and ...

in 1866 and it is found in Europe. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ...

is 20–23 mm. The moth flies in July depending on the location. The larvae feed on various mosses, such as ''

Mnium hornum ''Mnium hornum'', also known by the common name horn calcareous moss, is a species of moss in the genus ''Mnium ''Mnium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Mniaceae Mniaceae is a moss family in the order Bryales. Taxonomy T ...

''.

External links

"''Scoparia basistrigalis'' Knaggs, 1866"
''Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium''. Retrieved 9 November 2019. * Scorparia Moths of Europe Moths of Asia {{Scopariinae-stub