Eutorna inornata

Eutorna inornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Eutorna
Species: E. inornata
Binomial name
Eutorna inornata

Eutorna inornata is a moth in the Depressariidae family.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous mixed with white and with a blackish–fuscous spot, usually elongate, at about one-third and a black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eutorna inornata Philpott, 1927". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Philpott, A. (1927). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute New Zealand Institute. 58: 80–90. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 87. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. 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. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.


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