Glaucocharis stella

Glaucocharis stella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Glaucocharis stella
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Glaucocharis
Species:
G. stella
Binomial name
Glaucocharis stella
Meyrick, 1938
Synonyms
  • Pareromene gurri Gaskin, 1972

Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938 using the name Glaucocharis stella.[1][2]

Description

This species was described by Meyrick as follows:

♀.13 mm. Head grey. Palpi dark grey, whitish at base beneath. Antennae minutely pubescent. Thorax slate-grey. Fore-wings subtriangular, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, termen faintly bisinuate, somewhat oblique; bluish-slate-grey; extreme costal edge touched whitish from about ​1⁄4 to ​4⁄5; lines blackish, subbasal marked on costal half, first rather thick on costal half, from costa beyond ​1⁄3 outwards-oblique to middle, acutely angled inwards and again on fold right-angled to dorsum beyond middle, mixed ochreous scales except near costa, second fine, waved, from costa beyond ​2⁄3 outwards-oblique, strongly excurved on median third and sinuate to dorsum at ​2⁄3, thus nearly approximated to first on dorsum, slightly mixed ochreous scales towards dorsum; discal spot oblique-oval, edged blackish and filled ochreous, lying within curve of second line, a small spot of blackish suffusion on costa obliquely before this; an obscure triangular apical patch of blackish-grey subterminal suffusion; an uneven black terminal line; cilia grey, a subbasal shade hardly darker, tips slightly mixed whitish. Hindwings grey; a moderate terminal fascia of dark grey suffusion; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade, some slight whitish mixture beyond this.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

References
  1. Meyrick, E. (1938). "New species of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 67: 426–429. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. "Glaucocharis stella (Meyrick, 1938)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume Two. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.


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