Scoparia pascoella

Scoparia pascoella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. pascoella
Binomial name
Scoparia pascoella Philpott, 1920

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1920. ^{[3] [4]} 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.) pascoella. ^[1]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Merlin Owen Pasco, a New Zealand entomologist who died in France during the First World War. ^[3]

Description

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brown mingled with some fuscous and much suffused with white. The first line is white, margined with ferruginous posteriorly. The second line is also white, margined with ferruginous anteriorly. The hindwings are grey-fuscous, but paler anteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December. ^[3]

References

1. 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. "Scoparia pascoella Philpott, 1920". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
3. Philpott, A. (1920). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 52: 42–44. 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 27 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2018.