Scoparia tetracycla

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Scoparia tetracycla
Scoparia s.l. tetracycla male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. tetracycla
Binomial name
Scoparia tetracycla

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

Taxonomy

This species was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[3][4] Meyrick gave a description of the species in 1885.[5] However the placement of this species within the genus Scoparia is in doubt.[1] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) tetracycla.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are ochreous-grey, irrorated with whitish. The lines are whitish and black-margined. The hindwings are pale fuscous-grey, with a darker hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scoparia tetracycla Meyrick, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  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.
  5. ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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