Scoparia fragosa

Scoparia fragosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Scoparia
Species:	S. fragosa
Binomial name
	Scoparia fragosa; Meyrick, 1910[1]

Scoparia fragosa is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] where it has been recorded from the Kermadec Islands.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are fuscous, mixed with whitish and with scattered black scales. There is a blackish streak from the base of the costa to the disc. The lines are cloudy and white. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[3]

References

"Scoparia fragosa Meyrick, 1910". 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. (1910). "Lepidoptera from the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 42: 67–73. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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[NZOR-1] "Scoparia fragosa Meyrick, 1910". 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.

[Meyrick1910-3] Meyrick, E. (1910). "Lepidoptera from the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 42: 67–73. Retrieved 28 January 2018.