Sagephora steropastis

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Sagephora steropastis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Sagephora
Species:
S. steropastis
Binomial name
Sagephora steropastis
Meyick, 1891 [1]

Sagephora steropastis is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous with a very irregular pale ochreous streak from the base along the fold to one-third, then along the inner margin to near the anal angle. From the apex of this proceeds a zigzag ochreous-whitish line near the hindmargin to the costa at five-sixths. The hindwings are grey. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sagephora steropastis Meyrick, 1891". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  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.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1891). "New species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 23: 97–101 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .