| Eurythecta curva | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eurythecta |
| Species: | E. curva |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurythecta curva | |
Eurythecta curva is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. [2] This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1918. It is endemic to New Zealand.
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1918 using a specimen collected by him at Mount Cleughearn in the Hunter Mountains in Fiordland at 3500 ft. [3] [4] E. curva is regarded as being taxonomically unresolved as it likely belongs to another genus. [5] It is therefore also known as Eurythecta (s.l.) curva. [2] The male holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. [1]
Philpott described this species as follows:
♂. 14-15 mm. Head and palpi ochreous. Antennae fuscous, ciliations 2+1⁄2. Thorax whitish-ochreous. Abdomen grey - whitish, anal tuft ochreous. Legs ochreous - whitish. Forewings, costa strongly arched at base, apex round-pointed, termen straight, oblique ochreous-whitish with scattered fuscous scales ; a rather bright ochreous mark in disc above middle from 1⁄3 to 2⁄3 ; sometimes a similar but more obscure mark below middle ; the fuscous scales sometimes tend to form lines on veins : cilia whitish-ochreous with two darker lines. Hindwings, termen markedly sinuate, greyish-fuscous : cilia as in forewings. [3]
Similar in appearance to Eurythecta eremana but E. curva can be distinguished on its size and wing shape. [3]
This species is endemic to New Zealand. [5]
Adults have been observed flying over low lying herbage. [3]
Adults of this species are on the wing in January. [4]
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