Scoparia famularis

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Scoparia famularis
Scoparia s.l. famularis female.jpg
Female
Scoparia s.l. famularis male.jpg
Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. famularis
Binomial name
Scoparia famularis
Philpott, 1930 [1]

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

Taxonomy

It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1930. [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.) famularis. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia famularis Philpott, 1930". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 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. Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 1: 1–16. ISSN   0067-0464. JSTOR   42905932. Wikidata   Q58676529.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.