Biology:Tinea accusatrix
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| Tinea accusatrix Meyick, 1916[1]
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Tinea accusatrix is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[3] However the placement of this species within the genus Tinea is in doubt.[1] As a result, this species has been referred to as Tinea (s.l.) accusatrix.[2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a short fine white median longitudinal line from the base and oblique white streaks from the costa at one-fourth and the middle reaching more than half across the wing, and shorter oblique marks from the dorsum opposite. There are seven white wedge-shaped marks from the costa on the posterior half, anteriorly somewhat oblique, posteriorly direct, one from the tornus and a dot on the termen beneath the apex, the space between these with violet and bronzy reflections. There is also a round deep black spot at the apex. The hindwings are light grey, with bronzy and purple reflections.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tinea accusatrix Meyrick, 1916". Landcare Research New Zealand. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/7ba4acfe-92b0-40e6-b1d9-7368e166aa6c. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 , p. 464, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 65. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 48: 414–419. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3303412.
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External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13846054 entry
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