Scoparia gracilis
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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. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia gracilis Philpott, 1924
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Scoparia gracilis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the genus Scoparia is in doubt.[2] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) gracilis.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are pale-brownish, irrorated with black and white and with white lines, as well as a white-margined black band at the base. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b "Scoparia gracilis Philpott, 1924". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b Philpott, A. (1924). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 207–214. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 161. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
