Atomotricha colligatella

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

Atomotricha colligatella
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A. colligatella
Binomial name
Atomotricha colligatella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia colligatella Walker, 1864
  • Agriophara colligatella

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. 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. 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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