Scoparia autochroa

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Scoparia autochroa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. autochroa
Binomial name
Scoparia autochroa
Meyrick, 1907 [1]

Scoparia autochroa is a moth of the family Crambidae. [2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. [3] [4] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The forewings are brown sprinkled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in November. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "NZOR Name Details - Scoparia autochroa Meyrick, 1907". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  3. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1907). "Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 39: 106–121. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 159. Retrieved 27 January 2018.


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