Scoparia pallidula

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

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the Scoparia genus is in doubt.[1] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) pallidula.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with pale brownish. The veins are outlined with blackish and a terminal series of black spots. The hindwings are grey with a slight ochreous tinge. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia pallidula Philpotta, 1928". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Philpott, A. (1928). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute New Zealand Institute. 58: 359–370. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 161. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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