Scoparia ustimacula

Scoparia ustimacula is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875.[4][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[5]

Scoparia ustimacula
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scoparia
Species:
S. ustimacula
Binomial name
Scoparia ustimacula
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia conifera Butler, 1879

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are bright ochreous, the costa and inner margin irrorated (sprinkled) with black and white. The base is suffused with dark fuscous and there is a slender whitish line before the first line. This first line is white and black margined posteriorly. the second line is also white and the subterminal line is cloudy and whitish. There is a terminal row of white dots. The hindwings are whitish grey. The central lunule, postmedian line and hindmargin are darker grey.[6]

Host species

The larvae of S. ustimacula feed on Hydrocotyle species.[7]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Felder, Cajetan; Rogenhofer, Alois Friedrich (1864–1867). "Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara". Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. Von W. pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 (1864-1867) Atlas: Plate CXXXV fig 17 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. "NZOR Name Details - Scoparia ustimacula Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "Scoparia ustimacula - Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-07-22.


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