Biology:Scoparia vulpecula
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scoparia vulpecula | |
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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. vulpecula
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| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia vulpecula Meyrick, 1927[1]
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Scoparia vulpecula is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927 from a female specimen collected by George Hudson at Bold Peak at Lake Wakatipu.[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.) vulpecula.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous with a few scattered whitish scales. The discal spot is cloudy and darker fuscous. The hindwings are whitish-grey, greyer near the termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia vulpecula Meyrick, 1927". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/3f51479f-38f1-4af4-b141-91e3cf2bcaf5. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 , p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meyrick, E. (1927). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 697–702. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_007800.html. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q14324533 entry
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