Scoparia halopis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded as far south as the Auckland Islands.
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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. halopis
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| Scoparia halopis Meyrick, 1909
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New Zealand lepidopterist Brian Patrick notes that "when I was young growing up in Invercargill, I reared an adult from larvae found in soil - so probably a sod webworm by lifestyle."[5] According to Brian, this species is "common and widely distributed from sub-Antarctic northwards in both natural and suburban settings" in New Zealand.[5]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1909). "Lepidoptera from Auckland Island.". In Chilton, C. (ed.). The subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Reports on the geo-physics, geology, zoology, and botany of the islands lying to the south of New Zealand, based mainly on observations and collections made during an expedition in the government steamer "Hinemoa" (Captain J. Bollons) in November, 1907. Vol. 1. Wellington, N.Z.: J. Mackay. p. 72. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.11810.
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Scoparia halopis Meyrick, 1909". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Scoparia halopis Observed by melissa_hutchison May 18, 2015". NatureWatch NZ. Retrieved 2015-06-05.