Scoparia sideraspis

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Scoparia sideraspis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. sideraspis
Binomial name
Scoparia sideraspis
Meyrick, 1905 [1]

Scoparia sideraspis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scoparia sideraspis Meyrick, 1905". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 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. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  3. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1905-07-01). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. ISSN   1365-2311 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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