Zapyrastra calliphana

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Zapyrastra calliphana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Momphidae
Genus:
Species:
Z. calliphana
Binomial name
Zapyrastra calliphana
Meyrick, 1889

Zapyrastra calliphana is a species of moth of the family Momphidae.[1] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found in New Zealand and on Three Kings and Norfolk Islands. The larvae of this species are leaf miners and is hosted by Muehlenbeckia species. There are likely several generations during the New Zealand summer and one generation overwinters as pupae.

Taxonomy[]

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 using specimens collected at Christchurch and the Bealey River.[2] The male lectotype specimen, designated by in 1988, was collected at Christchurch and is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[3]

Description[]

Illustration of Zapyrastra calliphana

Meyrick described this species as follows:

♂♀. 9. 5-8mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark shining bronze, face whitish-bronze, legs spotted with white. Forewings lanceolate ; bright dark golden-bronze ; markings pale violet-golden-metallic ; a fascia near base, often ill-defined ; a nearly perpendicular fascia before middle ; a dot in disc beyond middle, beneath which is a black dot or small spot on fold ; an inwardly-oblique fascia at 3⁄4 ; a small spot on anal angle ; a streak along hindmargin from apex ; a triangular snow-white spot on costa near apex : cilia fuscous-grey, round apex with two blackish lines, and a minute white dot above apex. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia fuscous-grey.[2]

Distribution[]

This species is found in New Zealand, Three Kings and Norfolk Islands.[4]

Life cycle and behaviour[]

Zapyrastra calliphana larvae

This species forms mines in Muehlenbeckia leaves and pupates within the leaf mine forming a cocoon.[4] It are likely there are several generations of this species during summer with one overwintering as pupae.[4] Adults are on the wing during the spring and summer months from October to January.[4][5] This species has been collected via malaise traps.[6]

Host species[]

The larvae of Z. calliphana feed on species of Muehlenbeckia including Muehlenbeckia australis and Muehlenbeckia complexa.[4]


References[]

  1. ^ "Zapyrastra calliphana Meyrick, 1889". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ^ a b Edward Meyrick (May 1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 172. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q56065895.
  3. ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 87. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e J. S. Dugdale (January 1971). "THE MUEHLENBECKIA LEAFMINER, ZAPYRASTA CALLIPHANA (LEPIDOPTERA: COSMOPTERYGIDAE)". New Zealand Entomologist. 5 (1): 65–69. doi:10.1080/00779962.1971.9722961. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54576367.
  5. ^ Brian Patrick (January 1994). "Lepidoptera of Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury". New Zealand Entomologist. 17 (1): 52–63. doi:10.1080/00779962.1994.9721985. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q57483708.
  6. ^ J. Charles Watt (September 1982). "Terrestrial arthropods from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (3): 283–320. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415350. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54574800.
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