Biology:Scoparia scripta
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Scoparia scripta is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It is endemic in New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1918.[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.) scripta.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 29–32 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous and suffused with white on the costal half. There is a thick black basal streak from the costa and the first line is whitish, margined with fuscous posteriorly. The second line is whitish and preceded by a series of black dots. There is a series of roundish black dots on the termen. The hindwings are pale whitish-ochreous. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]
Host species
The caterpillars of this moth feed on Epilobium species.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia scripta Philpott, 1918". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/89842d30-68bf-4e0f-8456-33672f944608. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 , p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Philpott, A. (1918). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 50: 125–132. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3291563. 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.
- ↑ "Scoparia scripta Philpott, 1918 - Invertebrate herbivore report". https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=1524&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n.
Wikidata ☰ Q14324480 entry
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