Scoparia gracilis

Scoparia gracilis
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. gracilis
Binomial name
	Scoparia gracilis; Philpott, 1924

Scoparia gracilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924. 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.) gracilis.

Description

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.

References

1 2 Gordon, Dennis Preston, ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
1 2 "Scoparia gracilis Philpott, 1924". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
1 2 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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[NZIB-1] 1 2 Gordon, Dennis Preston, ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.

[NZOR-2] 1 2 "Scoparia gracilis Philpott, 1924". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[Philpott1924-3] 1 2 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.

[Dugdale1988-4] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 161. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.