Antiscopa epicomia

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Antiscopa epicomia
Antiscopa epicomia female2.jpg
Female
Antiscopa epicomia male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Antiscopa
Species:
A. epicomia
Binomial name
Antiscopa epicomia
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Scoparia epicomia Meyrick, 1884

Antiscopa epicomia is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 from specimens obtained near Arthur's Pass and Dunedin.[2][3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[5]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are pale light ochreous grey, but the basal third is reddish-ochreous brown. The hindwings are pale whitish grey with a light grey lunule, postmedian line and submarginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume Two. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (September 1884). "Supplement to a monograph of the New Zealand Geometrina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 234–237 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–264 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  4. ^ a b Meyrick, Edward (May 1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 68–120 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ^ "Antiscopa epicomia (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.


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