Asterivora nivescens
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Asterivora nivescens is a species of moth in the family Choreutidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The head and palpi are brown densely sprinkled with white and the antennae are blackish annulated with white. The thorax is bronzy-brown, although the tegulae are spotted with white. The abdomen is bronzy-brown, but the segmental divisions are white. The legs are brown, densely sprinkled with white. The bronzy-brown forewings are moderate, the costa slightly arched, the apex rounded, the termen slightly rounded and a little oblique. The hindwings are fuscous.
References
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1979). "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 1175-8821.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1979). "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 1175-8821.
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