Sagephora jocularis

Sagephora jocularis is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1926.[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Sagephora jocularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Sagephora
Species:
S. jocularis
Binomial name
Sagephora jocularis

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous mixed with white. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[4]

References

  1. "Sagephora jocularis Philpott, 1926". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. 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. 464. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 64. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. Philpott, A. (1926). "New Zealand Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 387–399 via National Library of New Zealand.


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