Tauroscopa notabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Tauroscopa |
Species: | T. notabilis |
Binomial name | |
Tauroscopa notabilis Philpott, 1923 | |
Tauroscopa notabilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1923. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3] [4]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous sprinkled with ochreous and white scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous. [2]
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