Zapyrastra stellata

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Zapyrastra stellata
Zapyrastra stellata (Philpott, 1931) (AM AMNZ21756-1).jpg
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Momphidae
Genus:
Species:
Z. stellata
Binomial name
Zapyrastra stellata
(Philpott, 1931)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Elachista stellata Philpott, 1931

Zapyrastra stellata is a species of moth of the family Momphidae first described by Alfred Philpott in 1931.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy[]

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1931 using a specimen collected by in Wānaka (previously known as Pembroke) in December.[3][2] In 1988 placed this species within the genus Zapyrastra.[2] The male holotype specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[2]

Description[]

This species was described by Philpott as follows:

♂. 7.5 mm. Head, antennae, thorax and abdomen bronzy brown. Palpi bronzy brown mixed with whitish. Legs bronzy brown, tibial spines on posterior pair white. Forewings with costa subsinuate, apex rounded, termen very oblique; bronzy brown; a large snow-white spot on costa at 5⁄6 reaching halfway across wing: fringes fuscous grey. Hindwings and fringes greyish fuscous.[3]

This species can be distinguished from other species with a similar appearance as it has a prominent white costal patch.[3]

Distribution[]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Zapyrastra stellata (Philpott, 1931)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ a b c Alfred Philpott (1931). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 62: 31. ISSN 1176-6166. Wikidata Q109466059.
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