Scoparia tetracycla

Short description: Species of moth

Scoparia tetracycla

Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

Family:  |

Crambidae

Genus:  |

Scoparia

Species:  |

S. tetracycla

Binomial name
Scoparia tetracycla

Meyrick, 1884[1]

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

## Taxonomy

This species was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[3][4] Meyrick gave a description of the species in 1885.[5] 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.) tetracycla.[2]

## Description

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are ochreous-grey, irrorated with whitish. The lines are whitish and black-margined. The hindwings are pale fuscous-grey, with a darker hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia tetracycla Meyrick, 1884". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/dc1fc8f9-6ade-4416-976f-f18c3ef9dd68. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae." (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 235–237. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863307. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 162. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 68–120. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33934527. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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