Scoparia sideraspis

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

Scoparia sideraspis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are shining slaty-bluish fuscous with a faint darker discal spot. The hindwings are fuscous, but darker posteriorly.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scoparia sideraspis Meyrick, 1905". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  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 Meyrick, E. (1905-07-01). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. ISSN 1365-2311 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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