Scoparia pallidula

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Scoparia pallidula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. pallidula
Binomial name
Scoparia pallidula
Philpott, 1928 [1]

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

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Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928. [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.) pallidula. [2]

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with pale brownish. The veins are outlined in blackish form, and there is a terminal series of black spots. The hindwings are grey with a slight ochreous tinge. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia pallidula Philpotta, 1928". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 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, A. (1928). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute New Zealand Institute. 58: 359–370. Retrieved 1 February 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: 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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