Crypsitricha generosa
Crypsitricha generosa is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1926.[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewingss are white mixed with ochreous. There is a blackish-fuscous stripe along the costa from the base to beyond three-fourths, gradually dilated to half, where it reaches about half across the wing, beyond this narrowed by the intrusion of a whitish discal patch, from the base to half it is margined beneath with bright ochreous. The apex is ochreous. The hindwings are ochreous-white.[4]
References
- "Crypsitricha generosa Philpott, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- 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. 464. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 60. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- Philpott, Alfred (1926). "New Zealand Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 387–399 – via National Library of New Zealand.
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