Scoparia valenternota

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Scoparia valenternota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. valenternota
Binomial name
Scoparia valenternota
Howes, 1946 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Scoparia declavataHudson, 1950

Scoparia valenternota is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [3] It is endemic in New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described by George Howes in 1946. [4] [2] 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.) valenternota. [3]

Description

The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in December. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia valenternota Howes, 1946". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  2. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 162. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 Howes, W. George (1946). "Lepidoptera Collecting at the Homer, with Descriptions of New Species". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76: 139–147. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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