''Scoparia cinereomedia'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression in the growth of insect parts, is named after him. He was also noted for eccentric pursuits which includ ...
in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
British Columbia,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Manitoba,
Maryland,
New Brunswick,
New Hampshire,
North Carolina,
Nova Scotia,
Ohio,
Ontario,
Quebec,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Virginia and
West Virginia.
The
wingspan is about 14.5–15 mm. The forewings are pale grey, the basal area shaded with black up to the inner line. The middle of the wing is clear grey. The terminal area is shaded in black. The hindwings are greyish.
Dyar, H.G. 1906. The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae. ''Journal of the New York Entomological Society'', 14: 103
Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
References
Moths described in 1904
Scorparia
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