Tingena armigerella

Tingena armigerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Tingena
Species: T. armigerella
Binomial name
Tingena armigerella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oecophora armigerella Walker, 1864
  • Borkhausenia armigerella (Walker, 1864)
  • Tingena bifaciella Walker, 1864

Tingena armigerella is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864 and named Oecophora armigerella.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species is found throughout the North Island.[3] It is visually very similar to other yellow species but differs from many of these as it has noticeable dark scales on its wings.[3] It has been hypothesised that observations of T. armigerella in the South Island result from misidentification with these visually similar yellow species.[3]

Larvae feed on plant litter found in Nothofagaceae forest.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tingena armigerella (Walker, 1864)". NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–264 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  3. 1 2 3 Hoare, Robert J. B. (2014). A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand. Ball, Olivier. Auckland: New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 9781869663995. OCLC 891672034.
  4. ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-16.


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