Scoparia parachalca

Scoparia parachalca is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

Scoparia parachalca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Scoparia
Species:
S. parachalca
Binomial name
Scoparia parachalca

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a few fine whitish scales. The subbasal, first and second lines are indicated by broad golden-bronzy suffusion and the terminal area is suffused with golden-bronzy. The hindwings are dark fuscous, but darker posteriorly. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[3]

References
  1. "Scoparia parachalca Meyrick, 1901". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1901). "Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from New Zealand". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1901: 565–579. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.


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