Atomotricha colligatella

Atomotricha colligatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Atomotricha
Species: A. colligatella
Binomial name
Atomotricha colligatella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia colligatella Walker, 1864
  • Agriophara colligatella

Atomotricha colligatella, the Olearia Skeletoniser, is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[2] It is found in New Zealand.[3][1]

In 1897, Richard William Fereday noted that Edward Meyrick was not able to identify this species as being of New Zealand.[4] George Hudson wrote in his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand that he was "unacquainted with this species".[5]

Its larvae have been found feeding on various Olearia species, including O. solandri, O. fragrantissima and O. laxiflora; the larvae are classified as Olearia specialists.[6]

In a 1917 paper, Meyrick tentatively listed its habitat as "North Island (?)".[7] A study conducted at the end of the 20th century found A. colligatella larvae in Fiordland, Eastern Otago, and West Coast on New Zealand's South Island.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Atomotricha colligatella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Walker, Francis (1864). "Cryptolechia colligatella". Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 29. London: Edward Newman. pp. 768–769.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Atomotricha". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Fereday, Richard W. (1897) [1898]. "A Synonymic List of the Lepidoptera of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 30: 377.
  5. ↑ Hudson, G. V. (1928). "Atomotricha colligatella". The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn. p. 288. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 Patrick, Brian (2000). Lepidoptera of small-leaved divaricating Olearia in New Zealand and their conservation priority (PDF). Wellington: Department of Conservation. p. 9. ISBN 0-478-22015-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1914) [1915]. "Revision of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 218. BHL page 3343195.


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