Scoparia fimbriata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Scoparia |
Species: | S. fimbriata |
Binomial name | |
Scoparia fimbriata | |
Scoparia fimbriata is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [2] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1]
It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1917. [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.) fimbriata. [2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-brown, but darker basally. The first line is whitish, margined posteriorly with blackish-brown. The second line is pale, margined anteriorly with blackish-brown. The hindwings are ochreous-grey. The lunule and subterminal line are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January. [3]
Scoparia scripta is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic in New Zealand and has been observed in the southern half of the South Island including in the Hunter Mountains and at Otira, Arthur's Pass and Mt Titiroa as well as in Deep Creek and Coronet Creek valleys near Coronet Peak. The species inhabits damp gullies. Adults are on the wing from January to March. Larvae feed on Epilobium species.
Scoparia pallidula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoparia caesia is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoparia caliginosa is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Scoparia declivis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Scoparia fumata is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic in New Zealand.
Scoparia indistinctalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Scoparia pura is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoparia sinuata is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoparia trapezophora is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic in New Zealand.
Scoparia turneri is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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