Scoparia tetracycla

Scoparia tetracycla
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. tetracycla
Binomial name
Scoparia tetracycla Meyrick, 1884 [1]

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

Taxonomy

This species was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884. ^{[3] [4]} Meyrick gave a description of the species in 1885. ^[5] 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.) tetracycla. ^[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are ochreous-grey, irrorated with whitish. The lines are whitish and black-margined. The hindwings are pale fuscous-grey, with a darker hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in March. ^[5]

References

1. "Scoparia tetracycla Meyrick, 1884". 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. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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.
5. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 1 February 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .