Scoparia parachalca

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

Scoparia parachalca is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a few fine whitish scales. The subbasal, first and second lines are indicated by broad golden-bronzy suffusion and the terminal area is suffused with golden-bronzy. The hindwings are dark fuscous, but darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Scoparia parachalca Meyrick, 1901". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
  3. ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1901). "Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from New Zealand". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1901: 565–579. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

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