Crypsitricha roseata

Crypsitricha roseata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Crypsitricha
Species:	C. roseata
Binomial name
	Crypsitricha roseata; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Endophthora roseataMeyrick, 1913 ;

Last updated October 10, 2022

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]

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]

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References

1 2 "Crypsitricha roseata (Meyrick, 1913)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 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.
1 2 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.
↑ Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 45: 22–29 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 "Crypsitricha roseata (Meyrick, 1913)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[NZIB-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.

[Dugdale1988-3] 1 2 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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