Scoparia animosa

Scoparia animosa
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. animosa
Binomial name
	Scoparia animosa; Meyrick, 1914

Scoparia animosa is a species moth in the family Crambidae.[1] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Taxonomy

S. animosa was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the Scoparia genus is in doubt.[2] As a result, this species has been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) animosa.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are bronzy-brown with scattered black scales. The dorsal two-thirds is suffused with black from the base to the first line. This first line is white, edged with black posteriorly. The second line is white, edged with some black scales anteriorly. The subterminal line is white and the space between this and the second line is marked with suffused black streaks on the veins. There is a row of small black spots round the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish, but greyer towards the termen. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[4]

References

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.
"Scoparia animosa Meyrick, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
Meyrick, E. (1914). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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[NZIB-1] 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.

[NZOR-2] "Scoparia animosa Meyrick, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[Dugdale1988-3] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 160. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[Meyrick1914-4] Meyrick, E. (1914). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118. Retrieved 29 January 2018.