Biology:Scoparia sylvestris

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Scoparia sylvestris
Scoparia sylvestris AMNZ21795.jpg
Female holotype specimen held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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S. sylvestris
Binomial name
Scoparia sylvestris
Clarke, 1926[1]

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Charles E. Clarke in 1926.[3][4] 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.) sylvestris.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark green, irrorated with white. The hindwings are dark fuscous, but more dark outwardly. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia sylvestris Clarke, 1926". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/dd7ceded-0d9b-44cb-99bc-bee2172b55b9. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. 3.0 3.1 Clarke, C.E. (1926). "New species of Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 56: 417–421. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_56/rsnz_56_00_003920.html. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 162. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 1 February 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14324506 entry