Erechthias indicans
Species of moth
| Erechthias indicans | |
|---|---|
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| Female holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Erechthias |
| Species: | E. indicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Erechthias indicans Meyrick, 1923[1] | |
Erechthias indicans is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Wellington in January.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[3] The female holotype specimen of this species was collected by George Vernon Hudson in Karori, Wellington and is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[4]
Description
Meyrick described this species as follows:
3⁄5, broadest towards its middle, apex pointed; a narrow white dorsal stripe from base to tornus; rather thick irregular very oblique white streaks from costa at middle and 3⁄4 almost to termen; a small round black apical spot preceded by a triangular white spot on costa: cilia whitish, round apex a median line of dark-fuscous points, a short subbasal similar line beneath apex, and one at base along termen. Hindwings and cilia whitish.[3]Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species has been observed in Karori, Wellington and in Ōtari-Wilton's Bush.[3][5]
Behaviour
Adults are on the wing in January.[6]
References
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- ^ a b "Erechthias indicans Meyrick, 1923". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1923). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 54: 162–169. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Townsend, Dougal (2021-03-04). "Erechthias indicans". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ George Vernon Hudson (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 107, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286
