''Scoparia rigidalis'' is a

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in the family Crambidae. It was described by

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and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from

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. The

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is about 22 mm. The forewings are purplish brown, shaded with light gray in the median area. The basal third of the wing is the darkest and is defined outwardly by a pale line from the costa to near the middle of the inner margin. The subterminal line is pale and the terminal area is shaded with black brown with a terminal row of black dots. The hindwings are smoky, paler towards the base and with a discal dot and traces of a pale subterminal line.Fifty new species and varieties
Adults have been recorded on wing from August to September.

References

Moths described in 1912 Scorparia {{Scopariinae-stub