Scoparia halopis
| Scoparia halopis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. halopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoparia halopis Meyrick, 1909 | |
Scoparia halopis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded as far south as the Auckland Islands.
New Zealand lepidopterist Brian Patrick notes that "when I was young growing up in Invercargill, I reared an adult from larvae found in soil - so probably a sod webworm by lifestyle."[2] According to Brian, this species is "common and widely distributed from sub-Antarctic northwards in both natural and suburban settings" in New Zealand.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- 1 2 "Scoparia halopis Observed by melissa_hutchison May 18, 2015". NatureWatch NZ. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/16/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.