Scoparia cinefacta

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Scoparia cinefacta
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. cinefacta
Binomial name
Scoparia cinefacta

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott 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.) cinefacta.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are pale bluish-grey with an X-shaped fuscous-black reniform spot. The hindwings are fuscous-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia cinefacta Philpott, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 458, Wikidata Q45922947
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Philpott, Alfred (1926). "New Zealand Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 387–399. Retrieved 30 January 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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