Cryptolechia rhodobapta
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Cryptolechia rhodobapta is a moth in the Depressariidae family.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the Cryptolechia genus is in doubt.[1] As a result, this species has also been referred to as Cryptolechia (s.l.) rhodobapta.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are rosy-lilac-brownish, with the costal edge ferruginous. The stigmata are small, indistinct and dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal. There is an obtusely angulated subterminal series of indistinct short interneural dark-fuscous dashes. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Cryptolechia rhodobapta Meyrick, 1923". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1923). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 54: 162–169. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 87. Retrieved 1 February 2018.