Scoparia gracilis

Scoparia gracilis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. gracilis
Binomial name
Scoparia gracilis
Philpott, 1924

Scoparia gracilis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Taxonomy

It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the Scoparia genus is in doubt.[2] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) gracilis.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are pale-brownish, irrorated with black and white and with white lines, as well as a white-margined black band at the base. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 "Scoparia gracilis Philpott, 1924". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Philpott, A. (1924). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 207–214. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 161. Retrieved 31 January 2018.


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