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Scoparia chalicodes

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Species of moth

Scoparia chalicodes
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species: S. chalicodes
Binomial name
Scoparia chalicodes
Meyrick, 1884
Synonyms
  • Scoparia ciserodes Meyrick, 1920

Scoparia chalicodes is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. This species was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884. Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in 1885. S. chalicodes is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 15.5–16.5 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-grey, irrorated with white. The veins are irregularly and partially lined with blackish. The first line is pale greyish-ochreous, obscurely dark-margined. The second line is very obscure and the subterminal line is cloudy and whitish. The hindwings are grey-whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March.

References

  1. ^ "Scoparia chalicodes Meyrick, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 159. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 27 January 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Scoparia chalicodes


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