Glaucocharis stella

Glaucocharis stella
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Glaucocharis
Species:	G. stella
Binomial name
	Glaucocharis stella; Meyrick, 1938
Synonyms
	Pareromene gurri Gaskin, 1972 ;

Glaucocharis stella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy[]

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938 using the name Glaucocharis stella.^[1]^[2]

Description[]

This species was described by Meyrick as follows:

♀.13 mm. Head grey. Palpi dark grey, whitish at base beneath. Antennae minutely pubescent. Thorax slate-grey. Fore-wings subtriangular, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, termen faintly bisinuate, somewhat oblique; bluish-slate-grey; extreme costal edge touched whitish from about 1⁄4 to 4⁄5; lines blackish, subbasal marked on costal half, first rather thick on costal half, from costa beyond 1⁄3 outwards-oblique to middle, acutely angled inwards and again on fold right-angled to dorsum beyond middle, mixed ochreous scales except near costa, second fine, waved, from costa beyond 2⁄3 outwards-oblique, strongly excurved on median third and sinuate to dorsum at 2⁄3, thus nearly approximated to first on dorsum, slightly mixed ochreous scales towards dorsum; discal spot oblique-oval, edged blackish and filled ochreous, lying within curve of second line, a small spot of blackish suffusion on costa obliquely before this; an obscure triangular apical patch of blackish-grey subterminal suffusion; an uneven black terminal line; cilia grey, a subbasal shade hardly darker, tips slightly mixed whitish. Hindwings grey; a moderate terminal fascia of dark grey suffusion; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade, some slight whitish mixture beyond this.^[1]

Distribution[]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Meyrick, E. (1938). "New species of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 67: 426–429. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Glaucocharis stella (Meyrick, 1938)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 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. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.

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[Meyrick_1938-1] Meyrick, E. (1938). "New species of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 67: 426–429. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[2] Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[NZOR-3] "Glaucocharis stella (Meyrick, 1938)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[NZIB-4] 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. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.

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