Scoparia animosa
| Scoparia animosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. animosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia animosa Meyrick, 1914
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Scoparia animosa is a species moth in the family Crambidae.[1] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
S. animosa was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the Scoparia genus is in doubt.[2] As a result, this species has been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) animosa.[1]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are bronzy-brown with scattered black scales. The dorsal two-thirds is suffused with black from the base to the first line. This first line is white, edged with black posteriorly. The second line is white, edged with some black scales anteriorly. The subterminal line is white and the space between this and the second line is marked with suffused black streaks on the veins. There is a row of small black spots round the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish, but greyer towards the termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b "Scoparia animosa Meyrick, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1914). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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