Biology:Mallobathra angusta

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Short description: Species of moth, endemic to New Zealand

Mallobathra angusta
Mallobathra angusta holotype.png
Holotype
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Mallobathra
Species:
M. angusta
Binomial name
Mallobathra angusta
Philpott, 1928[1]

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

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928 using a male specimen collected at the Mount Arthur tableland track at 3000 ft.[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1939 book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] The holotype is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]

Description

Illustration of M. angusta by George Hudson

Philpott described the adult of this species as follows:

♂. 20 mm. Head and palpi tawny. Antennae brown mixed with ochreous, ciliations in ♂ 2. Thorax and abdomen purplish-brown. Legs purplish-brown mixed with ochreous, tibiae and tarsi annulated with ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen strongly oblique; ochreous; strigulated throughout with dark purplish-fuscous; a blotch of purplish-fuscous on costa at middle and a similar one on dorsum beneath; fringes fuscous-grey. Hindwings dark fuscous; fringes fuscous-grey, paler apically.[3]

Distribution

Mount Arthur, type locality of M. angusta.

This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected at Mount Arthur.[1][2]

Behaviour

Adults of this species are on the wing in November.[4]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 , pp. 463 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 , pp. 69 , Wikidata Q45083134
  3. 3.0 3.1 , pp. 489-490 , Wikidata Q68431664
  4. 4.0 4.1 , pp. 469 , Wikidata Q109420935

Wikidata ☰ Q13482322 entry