Biology:Scoparia panopla

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Scoparia panopla
Scoparia s.l. panopla female.jpg
Female
Scoparia s.l. panopla male.jpg
Male
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S. panopla
Binomial name
Scoparia panopla
Meyrick, 1884[1]

Scoparia panopla is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It is endemic to 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.) panopla.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 31 mm for males and 25 mm for females. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, irrorated with white on a streak along the costa. There is a sinuate streak from the middle of the disc to the hindmargin, as well as a narrow black streak from the base along the submedian fold to the middle. The veins between the apex and anal angle are posteriorly marked with blackish streaks, as well as a hindmarginal row of blackish dots. The hindwings are grey-whitish, with a narrow, somewhat darker hindmarginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia panopla Meyrick, 1884". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/f04ff230-94ca-4bdb-9b50-027cfb0dc073. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae." (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863307. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 161. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 68–120. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33934537. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14324437 entry