Scoparia sideraspis

Scoparia sideraspis
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. sideraspis
Binomial name
	Scoparia sideraspis; Meyrick, 1905[1]

Scoparia sideraspis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are shining slaty-bluish fuscous with a faint darker discal spot. The hindwings are fuscous, but darker posteriorly.[3]

References

"Scoparia sideraspis Meyrick, 1905". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 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.
Meyrick, E. (1905-07-01). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. ISSN 1365-2311 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[NZOR-1] "Scoparia sideraspis Meyrick, 1905". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 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.

[:0-3] Meyrick, E. (1905-07-01). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. ISSN 1365-2311 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.