Scoparia fragosa

Scoparia fragosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. fragosa
Binomial name
Scoparia fragosa

Scoparia fragosa is a moth in the Crambidae family.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] where it has been recorded from the Kermadec Islands.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are fuscous, mixed with whitish and with scattered black scales. There is a blackish streak from the base of the costa to the disc. The lines are cloudy and white. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scoparia fragosa Meyrick, 1910". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1910). "Lepidoptera from the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 42: 67–73. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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