Crypsitricha roseata

Crypsitricha roseata is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The type locality of this species is the suburb of Wadestown, in Wellington.[3]

Crypsitricha roseata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Crypsitricha
Species:
C. roseata
Binomial name
Crypsitricha roseata
(Meyrick, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Endophthora roseata Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light rosy-purple-brownish with about eight small blackish costal marks and an irregular brown mark on the fold towards the base, terminated by a few blackish scales, and edged with some whitish suffusion. There is a narrow oblique brown fascia from before the middle of the costa to beyond the middle of the dorsum, partially edged with blackish posteriorly. A streak of brown suffusion runs from the middle of the disc to the middle of the termen, including a line of black scales, and edged above posteriorly by a fine white streak. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References

  1. "Crypsitricha roseata (Meyrick, 1913)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 45: 22–29 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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