Asterivora urbana

Asterivora urbana is a species of moth in the family Choreutidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Asterivora urbana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Choreutidae
Genus:
Asterivora
Species:
A. urbana
Binomial name
Asterivora urbana
(Clarke, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis urbana C. Clarke, 1926

The wingspan is about 9.5 mm. The head is fuscous with whitish scales and the thorax is bronzy-brown dotted with black and with longer scales. The legs are dark fuscous irrorated (speckled) with whitish and the antennae are blackish annulated (ringed) with grey. The abdomen is dark fuscous, although the margins of the segments are grey. The bronzy-brown forewings are elongate, the costa anteriorly arched, the apex moderately obtuse, the termen slightly rounded and oblique. There is a grey inwardly-oblique area at less than half of the wing, which is distinct on the dorsal side but obscurely reaching the costa. The hindwings are dark fuscous, but lighter on the basal half.

References
  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. Dugdale, J. S. (1979-07-01). "A new generic name for the New Zealand species previously assigned to Simaethis auctorum (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae), with description of a new species". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6 (3): 461–466. doi:10.1080/03014223.1979.10428386. ISSN 0301-4223.


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