Phaeosaces lindsayae

Phaeosaces lindsayae is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Phaeosaces lindsayae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Gelechioidea
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Phaeosaces
Species:
P. lindsayae
Binomial name
Phaeosaces lindsayae
(Philpott, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia lindsayae Philpott, 1928

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928 using specimens collected by Jean Lindsay at "Blackmillar" (Black Miller Stream), Kaikoura and named Crytopechia lindsayae.[1][2] George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species under this name in 1939.[3] In 1988 John S. Dugdale reinstated the genus Phaeosaces and assigned P. lindsayae to it.[2] This species was named in honour of its first collector Mrs Jean Lindsay.[1] The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.[2]

Description

Philpott described the species as follows:

Male.- 21 mm. Head and thorax ochreous grey, mixed with fuscous. Palpi ochreous grey mixed with blackish, terminal segment black externally, except at apex. Antennae ochreous, annulated with black. Abdomen greyish fuscous. Legs, posterior pair ochreous, tarsi annulated with fuscous ; middle pair more or less infuscated, tarsi annulated with ochreous ; anterior pair dark fuscous, tarsi annulated with ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa well arched basally, apex rounded, termen oblique ; ochreous grey, densely irrorated with dark fuscous, the irroration tending to form costal spots and interrupted transverse strigae ; stigmata obscurely indicated, pical beneath first discal, second discal rather large, transverse ; veins faintly outlined in fuscous towards termen ; a blackish terminal line ; fringes ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings greyish fuscous with fuscous subbasal line and traces of a similar subapical one.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5] It has only been collected at its type locality.[6]

Biology and behaviour

This species is on the wing in December.[1][3]

Conservation status

This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[7]

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References
  1. Philpott, Alfred (1928). "Some new species of Lepidoptera". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 3: 181–183.
  2. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 98. ISBN 0477025188. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. Hudson, G. V. (1939). A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 453. OCLC 221041540. Retrieved 3 June 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. 463. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  5. "Phaeosaces lindsayae (Philpott, 1928)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. "NZTCS Lepidoptera Spreadsheet". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 8.


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