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| Scoparia augastis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. augastis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia augastis Meyrick, 1907 | |
Scoparia augastis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4]
The wingspan is 28–29 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, irrorated with whitish. The costa and all veins are marked by somewhat darker fuscous lines. The hindwings are very pale brassy-ochreous. Adults have been recorded on wing in March on flowers of Senecio species.[2]
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- ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1907). "Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 39: 106–121. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 159. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ "Scoparia augastis Meyrick, 1907". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2018.