Tauroscopa notabilis
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Tauroscopa |
| Species: | T. notabilis |
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| Tauroscopa notabilis Philpott, 1923 | |
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous sprinkled with ochreous and white scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Tauroscopa notabilis Philpott, 1923". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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