| Scoparia cinefacta | |
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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. cinefacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia cinefacta Philpott, 1926 | |
Scoparia cinefacta is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1926. However the placement of this species within the genus Scoparia is in doubt. As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) cinefacta.
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.
References
- ^ "Scoparia cinefacta Philpott, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Philpott, Alfred (1926). "New Zealand Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 387–399. Retrieved 30 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: 160. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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