| Tingena paula | |
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| Male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Tingena |
| Species: | T. paula |
| Binomial name | |
| Tingena paula | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Tingena paula is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Canterbury. Adults of this species are on the wing in November.
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 using specimens collected by S. Lindsay at Pukeatua Bush, Banks Peninsula in November. [3] Philpott originally named the species Borkhausenia paula. [3] In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand using the same name. [4] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Tingena. [2] The male holotype is held in the Canterbury Museum. [2]
Philpott described the species as follows:
♂. 11–12 mm. Head, palpi and thorax pale ivory-yellow. Antennae fuscous with pale dots, ciliations slightly more than 1. Abdomen dark purplish-grey. Legs ochreous-whitish mixed with pale brown. Forewings blunt lanceolate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen very oblique; pale ivory-yellow; extreme edge of costa near base fuscous; fringes concolorous with wing. Hindwings dark fuscous: fringes greyish-fuscous: fringes greyish-fuscous with darker basal line. [3]
This species is small and is similar in appearance to T. maranta but has less pointed forewings. [3]
This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Canterbury. [1] [3] This species has also been found in a site of ecological significance in Christchurch as set out in the Christchurch District Plan. [5]
Adults of this species is on the wing in November. [3]
Tingena marcida is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Canterbury. Adults are on the wing in September and October.
Tingena afflicta is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Tingena amiculata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the Nelson, Tasman and Canterbury regions. This species has been collected amongst Hebe species and shrubland at altitudes of up to 4500 ft. It is similar in appearance to its near relatives Tingena basella and Tingena laudata.
Tingena aurata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The adults of the species are on the wing in November and December.
Tingena clarkei is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Island. This species is on the wing from November until February and inhabits open scrubland or native forest. This species is similar in appearance to Trachypepla photinella.
Tingena decora is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected at Lake Rotoroa and adults are on the wing in February.
Tingena enodis is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in and around Nelson. This species can only be reliably distinguished from its close relatives through the different shape of its male genitalia. As at 1939 a female specimen had yet to be assigned to this species.
Tingena fenestrata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the South Island. This species has been observed in native forest habitat in December.
Tingena grata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the South Island. The adults of this species are on the wing from November to January.
Tingena levicula is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Tingena macarella is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found on both the North and South Islands. Adults of this species are on the wing from November until February. This species is attracted to light and the larvae are litter feeders.
Tingena morosa is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the South Island in Nelson including at the Dun Mountain and in the Canterbury region. This species inhabits native forest at altitudes from 2000 to 3000 ft. Adults of this species are on the wing in December.
Tingena nycteris is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands. This species inhabits native forest and scrubland and adults are on the wing from October to January.
Tingena opaca is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the southern parts of the South Island. Adults of this species are on the wing in December.
Tingena seclusa is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the Canterbury and Otago regions. The larvae of this species are litter leaf feeders and the adults of this species are on the wing from December to February.
Tingena serena is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Southland and Dunedin. The adults of this species are on the wing in December and January.
Tingena siderodeta is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the country. This species prefers to inhabit native forest and scrubland but has also been found to be common in cultivated landscapes. The larvae are litter feeders and have been observed in Kanuka and Manuka forest. The adult moths are on the wing from October to February and are day flying but have also been trapped at night.
Tingena sinuosa is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Wellington and at Tongariro. Adults of this species are on the wing in December.
Tingena terrena is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Otago. The adults of this species are on the wing in December.
Tingena vestita is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in Fiordland. The adults of this species are on the wing in January.
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