Scoparia vulpecula

Short description: Species of moth

Scoparia vulpecula

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Crambidae
Genus:  | Scoparia
Species:  |

S. vulpecula

Binomial name
Scoparia vulpecula

Meyrick, 1927[1]

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

## Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927 from a female specimen collected by George Hudson at Bold Peak at Lake Wakatipu.[3][4] 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.) vulpecula.[2]

## Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous with a few scattered whitish scales. The discal spot is cloudy and darker fuscous. The hindwings are whitish-grey, greyer near the termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[3]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Scoparia vulpecula Meyrick, 1927". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/3f51479f-38f1-4af4-b141-91e3cf2bcaf5. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 , p. 458 , Wikidata Q45922947
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meyrick, E. (1927). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 697–702. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_007800.html. 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.

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