Scoparia ergatis

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Scoparia ergatis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. ergatis
Binomial name
Scoparia ergatis
Meyrick, 1884

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

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Taxonomy

This species was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884. [3] [4] Meyrick gave a description of the species in 1885. [5] However the placement of this species within the genus Scoparia is in doubt. [2] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) ergatis. [1]

Description

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, thinly and irregularly irrorated with whitish and darker fuscous. The first line is whitish, posteriorly dark-margined. The second line is also whitish, but dark-margined anteriorly. The hindwings are light grey or fuscous-grey, but darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in January. [5]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Scoparia ergatis Meyrick, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 31 January 2018.