Antiscopa acompa
Antiscopa acompa is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 from specimens obtained near Lake Wakatipu at 1,200 feet.[2][3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[5]
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The wingspan is 17.5–19 mm. The forewings are ochreous-fuscous, at the base irrorated with dark fuscous. There are whitish lines. The hindwings are whitish grey, with a darker grey lunule, postmedial line and submarginal line. Adults have been recorded on wing in December.[4]
References
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- 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. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Antiscopa acompa (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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