Scoparia ambigualis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scoparia ambigualis lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scoparia ambigualis
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Crambidae

Where does the scoparia ambigualis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scoparia ambigualis in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the scoparia ambigualis?

The scoparia ambigualis (Scoparia ambigualis) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Crambidae, genus Scoparia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scoparia ambigualis

Scoparia ambigualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Friedrich Treitschke in 1829. It is found in Europe and Asia Minor and possibly in Guangdong and Shanxi in China.

The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The forewings are whitish, more or less sprinkled with grey and black; a black ochreous-mixed mark from base of costa; lines whitish, dark -edged, first irregular, second angulated above middle; orbicular elongate, brownish, more or less black-edged, resting on first line; claviform dot- like, black, seldom elongated to touch first line; discal spot 8-shaped, incompletely black edged, upper and sometimes lower half pale greyish-ochreous or brownish; terminal area dark, subterminal line cloudy, whitish; a terminal series of blackish marks. Hindwings are prismatic grey-whitish, terminally suffused with grey.

The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scoparia ambigualis (revision 1329866421), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2937644 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).