Scoparia claranota
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. claranota
Binomial name
Scoparia claranota
Howes, 1946[1]

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

Taxonomy

It was described by W. George Howes in 1946.[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.) claranota.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 39 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia claranota Howes, 1946". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 Howes, W. George (1946). "Lepidoptera Collecting at the Homer, with Descriptions of New Species". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76: 139โ€“147. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. โ†‘ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68โ€“120. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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