Antiscopa epicomia

Antiscopa epicomia is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 from specimens obtained near Arthur's Pass and Dunedin.[2][3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[5]

Antiscopa epicomia
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Male
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A. epicomia
Binomial name
Antiscopa epicomia
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia epicomia Meyrick, 1884

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are pale light ochreous grey, but the basal third is reddish-ochreous brown. The hindwings are pale whitish grey with a light grey lunule, postmedian line and submarginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[4]

References

  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume Two. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (September 1884). "Supplement to a monograph of the New Zealand Geometrina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 234–237 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–264 via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (May 1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. "Antiscopa epicomia (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.


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