Scoparia parca

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

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

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.) panopla. ^[2]

Description

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are greyish-fuscous. The first line is very obscure or absent, margined by dark posteriorly. The second line is also very obscure. It is whitish. The veins are outlined in black and there is a subterminal series of black spots. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in November. ^[3]

References

1. "Scoparia parca Philpott, 1928". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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. LCCN   2011379669. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
3. Philpott, A. (1928). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 58: 359–370. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 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: 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2018.