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Crambidae 80a1369 – 4716   Scoparia biplagialis Walker, [1866]              Double-striped Scoparia

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Musci[none_specified].  Host genera: Musci.  Host extended: mosses (Glime 2021).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: biplagialis Walker, [1866] (Scoparia) - MONA 1983: 4716 ssp. a. biplagialis Walker, [1866] (Scoparia)  libella Grote, 1878 (Scoparia) ssp. b. bellaeislae Munroe, 1972 (Scoparia) ssp. c. fernaldalis Dyar, 1904 (Scoparia) ssp. d. pacificalis Dyar, 1921 (Scoparia)  alaskalis Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 (Scoparia) ssp. e. afognakalis Munroe, 1972 (Scoparia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 21.29f; p. 169. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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