Scoparia valenternota
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Scoparia |
| Species: | S. valenternota
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| Scoparia valenternota Howes, 1946[1]
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Scoparia valenternota is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It is endemic in New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was described by George Howes in 1946.[4][2] However the placement of this species within the genus Scoparia is in doubt.[1] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Scoparia (s.l.) valenternota.[3]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[4]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "Scoparia valenternota Howes, 1946". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 162. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b Howes, W. George (1946). "Lepidoptera Collecting at the Homer, with Descriptions of New Species". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76: 139–147. Retrieved 1 February 2018.