Tauroscopa gorgopis

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Tauroscopa gorgopis
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Female
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Chiloini
Genus: Tauroscopa
Species:
T. gorgopis
Binomial name
Tauroscopa gorgopis
Meyrick, 1888
Synonyms
  • Tauroscopa howesiPhilpott, 1928

Tauroscopa gorgopis is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. [2] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [3] [4]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are fuscous black with some brown scales and white lines. The hindwings are fuscous. [2] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  2. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 62–73 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ "NZOR Name Details - Tauroscopa gorgopis Meyrick, 1888". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tauroscopa gorgopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.


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