Scoparia caliginosa

Scoparia caliginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. caliginosa
Binomial name
Scoparia caliginosa Philpott, 1918 [1]

Scoparia caliginosa is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. ^[2] It is endemic to New Zealand. ^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1918. ^{[3] [4]} However the placement of this species within the genus Scoparia is in doubt. ^[1] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) caliginosa. ^[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are ferruginous brown, sprinkled with whitish on the basal three-fourths. There is a short brown fascia from the costa at the base and the first line is paler and margined with ferruginous brown posteriorly. The second line is whitish, margined with ferruginous brown anteriorly. The hindwings are fuscous grey, but darker terminally. ^[3]

References

1. "Scoparia caliginosa Philpott, 1918". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume Two. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN   9781877257933. OCLC   973607714.
3. Philpott, A. (1918). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 50: 125–132 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.