Tinea accusatrix

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Tinea accusatrix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Tinea
Species:
T. accusatrix
Binomial name
Tinea accusatrix
Meyick, 1916 [1]

Tinea accusatrix is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [2] It was first 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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Description

Illustration of T. accusatrix by George Hudson. Fig 2 MA I437908 TePapa Plate-XLVII-The-butterflies full (cropped).jpg
Illustration of T. accusatrix by George Hudson.

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. 1 2 3 "Tinea accusatrix Meyrick, 1916". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. 1 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: 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 48: 414–419 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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