Scoparia cinefacta

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Scoparia cinefacta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. cinefacta
Binomial name
Scoparia cinefacta
Philpott, 1926 [1]

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

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Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1926. [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.) cinefacta. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are pale bluish-grey with an X-shaped fuscous-black reniform spot. The hindwings are fuscous-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia cinefacta Philpott, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 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 Philpott, Alfred (1926). "New Zealand Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 387–399. Retrieved 30 January 2018.PD-icon.svg 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.


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