Scoparia tuicana

Scoparia tuicana
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. tuicana
Binomial name
	Scoparia tuicana; Clarke, 1926[1]

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Charles E. Clarke in 1926.[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.) tuicana.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white and light ochreous, marked with black. The hindwings are grey-ochreous merging into blackish outwardly. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.[3]

References

"Scoparia tuicana Clarke, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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.
Clarke, Charles E. (1926). "New Species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 418. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 162. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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[NZOR-1] "Scoparia tuicana Clarke, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

[NZIB-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.

[Clarke1926-3] Clarke, Charles E. (1926). "New Species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 418. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[Dugdale1988-4] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 162. Retrieved 1 February 2018.