Scoparia tuicana

Scoparia tuicana
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. tuicana
Binomial name
Scoparia tuicana
Clarke, 1926[1]

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Charles E. Clarke in 1926.[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.) tuicana.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white and light ochreous, marked with black. The hindwings are grey-ochreous merging into blackish outwardly. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia tuicana Clarke, 1926". 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 Clarke, Charles E. (1926). "New Species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 418. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 162. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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