Biology:Mallobathra cana

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Short description: Species of moth

Mallobathra cana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Mallobathra
Species:
M. cana
Binomial name
Mallobathra cana
Philpott, 1927[1]

Mallobathra cana is a moth of the family Psychidae.[1][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 using two male specimens he collected at 3500 ft on the Dun Mountain in Nelson.[3][2] The male holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]

Description

Philpott described this species as follows:

♂. 14–15 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-brown. Antennae ochreous, ciliations in male 3. Abdomen fuscous-brown. Legs fuscous mixed with ochreous, posterior pair more ochreous, all tarsi annulated with ochreous. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen strongly oblique; ochreous, covered with brown strigulae and with strong purplish-violet iridescence; the strigulae tend to form spots on apical half of costa and round termen; an indistinct brown spot on dorsum at ½; fringes fuscous mixed with ochreous. Hindwings and fringes greyish-fuscous with purplish-violet sheen.[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 , pp. 463 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 , pp. 68 , Wikidata Q45083134
  3. 3.0 3.1 , pp. 89-90 , Wikidata Q110137637

Wikidata ☰ Q13482319 entry