Zapyrastra stellata

Zapyrastra stellata is a species of moth of the family Momphidae first described by Alfred Philpott in 1931.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.

Zapyrastra stellata
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Momphidae
Genus:
Zapyrastra
Species:
Z. stellata
Binomial name
Zapyrastra stellata
(Philpott, 1931)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Elachista stellata Philpott, 1931

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1931 using a specimen collected by Charles E. Clarke in Wānaka (previously known as Pembroke) in December.[3][2] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Zapyrastra.[2] The male holotype specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[2]

Description

This species was described by Philpott as follows:

♂. 7.5 mm. Head, antennae, thorax and abdomen bronzy brown. Palpi bronzy brown mixed with whitish. Legs bronzy brown, tibial spines on posterior pair white. Forewings with costa subsinuate, apex rounded, termen very oblique; bronzy brown; a large snow-white spot on costa at 5⁄6 reaching halfway across wing: fringes fuscous grey. Hindwings and fringes greyish fuscous.[3]

This species can be distinguished from other species with a similar appearance as it has a prominent white costal patch.[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

References
  1. "Zapyrastra stellata (Philpott, 1931)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 87. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  3. Alfred Philpott (1931). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 62: 31. ISSN 1176-6166. Wikidata Q109466059.
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