genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
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Species
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Tauroscopa gorgopis
''Tauroscopa gorgopis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingti ...
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Tauroscopa lachnaea
''Tauroscopa lachnaea'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales
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Tauroscopa notabilis
''Tauroscopa notabilis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1923. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to th ...
'' Philpott, 1923
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Tauroscopa trapezitis
''Tauroscopa trapezitis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of ...