Scoparia phalerias

Scoparia phalerias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. phalerias
Binomial name
Scoparia phalerias
Meyrick, 1905

Scoparia phalerias is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. 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.) phalerias.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scoparia phalerias Meyrick, 1905". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1905). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1905: 219–244. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 162. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2018.