Tauroscopa notabilis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tauroscopa
Species:
T. notabilis
Binomial name
Tauroscopa notabilis
Philpott, 1923

Tauroscopa notabilis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1923.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous sprinkled with ochreous and white scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. 1 2 Philpott, A. (1923). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 54: 148–154 via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Tauroscopa notabilis Philpott, 1923". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

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