Archyala lindsayi

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Archyala lindsayi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Archyala
Species:
A. lindsayi
Binomial name
Archyala lindsayi
(Philpott, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Tinea lindsayi Philpott, 1927

Archyala lindsayi is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy[]

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 and given the name Tinea lindsayi.[1] Philpott used a specimen collected at Mount Grey in North Canterbury and named the species in his honour.[2] In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species in his book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand.[3] However John S. Dugdale is of the opinion that the illustration is an inaccurate representation of the species.[4] In 1988 Dugdale placed this species within the genus Archyala.[4] The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.[4]

Description[]

Philpott described the species as follows:

♂ 11 mm. Head dark bronzy-brown, frons white. Maxillary palpi white. Labial palpi bronzy-brown, terminal segment white. Antennae grey annulated with black. Thorax and abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Legs greyish-fuscous, tarsi annulated with ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, parallel-sided, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, oblique; leaden-grey; numerous transverse irregular fuscous-black fasciae; space between fasciae, particularly on apical half, filled with bright bronzy-brown: fringes fuscous with a mixed bronzy and dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous: fringes dark greyish-fuscous.[2]

Distribution[]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5][6] This species is only known from its type specimen and at its type locality of Mount Grey.[7]

Life history[]

It has been hypothesised that larvae of this species inhabits dead wood boring into it and feeding on the fungus-infected wood.[8][7]

Conservation Status[]

This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archyala lindsayi (Philpott, 1927)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ^ a b Philpott, A. (1927). "N.Z. Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 703–709. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 347.
  4. ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 59. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Archyala lindsayi (Philpott, 1927)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  7. ^ a b Patrick, B. H.; Dugdale, J. S. (2000). "Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera" (PDF). Science for Conservation. Department of Conservation, New Zealand. 136: 19. ISSN 1173-2946. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  8. ^ Pawson, Stephen M.; Emberson, Rowan M. (2000). "The conservation status of invertebrates in Canterbury". Conservation Advisory Science Notes. hdl:10182/1658. ISSN 1171-9834.
  9. ^ Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 8.



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