Heterocrossa ignobilis

Heterocrossa ignobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Heterocrossa
Species: H. ignobilis
Binomial name
Heterocrossa ignobilis
(Philpott, 1930)[1]
Synonyms
  • Carposina ignobilis Philpott, 1930

Heterocrossa ignobilis is a species of moth in the family Carposinidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1930 using material he collected at Governor's Bush, Mount Cook and named Carposina ignobilis.[2][3] George Hudson discussed this species under that name in 1939 in A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] In 1978 Elwood Zimmerman argued that the genus Heterocrassa should not be a synonym of Carposina as the genitalia of the species within the Heterocrassa genus are distinctive.[5] He proposed that endemic New Zealand species that agreed with the original type specimen of the genus Heterocrassa be assigned to that genus.[5] In 1988 Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Heterocrossa.[2] The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 16 mm.[3] The head, palpi and thorax are grey mixed with brown and the abdomen is ochreous.[3] The forewings are narrow and ochreous-grey densely irrorated (speckled) with fuscous.[3] The basal patch is indicated by blackish scales.[3] The hindwings are shining grey.[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][6] It has been collected in Canterbury.[3]

Biology and behaviour

This species is on the wing in January.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Heterocrossa ignobilis (Philpott, 1930)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–269. ISBN 0477025188. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Philpott, Alfred (1930). "The Lepidoptera of Mount Cook District, with Descriptions of New Species". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 61: 419–439.
  4. 1 2 Hudson, G. V. (1939). A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 455. OCLC 221041540. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 Zimmerman, Elwood (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 797. ISBN 9780824804879.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
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