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    Tauroscopa gorgopis

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Species of moth

    Tauroscopa gorgopis
    Tauroscopa gorgopis female.jpg
    Female
    Tauroscopa gorgopis male.jpg
    Male
    Scientific classification edit
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Crambidae
    Subfamily: Crambinae
    Tribe: Chiloini
    Genus: Tauroscopa
    Species:
    T. gorgopis
    Binomial name
    Tauroscopa gorgopis
    Meyrick, 1888
    Synonyms
    • Tauroscopa howesi Philpott, 1928

    Tauroscopa gorgopis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

    The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are fuscous black with some brown scales and white lines. The hindwings are fuscous.[2][5]

    References

    1. ↑ , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meyrick, E. (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 20: 62–73. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3746616. 
    3. ↑ "NZOR Name Details - Tauroscopa gorgopis Meyrick, 1888". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/a47cbf35-a6f3-4aa6-9380-186935144d9c. Retrieved 22 January 2018. 
    4. ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved November 22, 2017. 
    5. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Tauroscopa gorgopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=6949. 

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