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Leptocroca xyrias
Meyrick, 1931
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Leptocroca xyrias is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. The taxonomy of this species is in need of revision and L. xyrias likely belongs to a separate genus. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been classified as Data Deficient by the Department of Conservation.
This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 from a specimen collected at "Blackmillar" (Black Miller Stream) at Kaikōura by Stewart Lindsay in December. [1] [2] [3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1939 publication A supplement to the Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. [4] The genus level classification of this species is regarded as unsatisfactory. [5] As such the species is also known as Leptocroca ( s.l.) xyrias. [6] The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum. [2]
Meyrick described the species as follows:
♂︎. 18mm. - Head, thorax light brownish, slightly sprinkled fuscous. Palpi fuscous, tips of joints whitish. Antennal ciliations 1. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; brown, suffusedly irrodated fuscous on costal half, except posteriorly ; a slightly raised dark fuscous dot beneath fold at 1⁄4 ; cilia light grey, basal half overlaid paler, outer third whitish-grey. Hindwings grey, suffusedly irrorated darker on posterior half ; cilia light grey, outer third-whitish grey. [1]
This species is endemic to New Zealand. [7] [6] It is only known from its collection site in Kaikōura. [3]
This species is on the wing in December. [4]
This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. [8]
Leptocroca xyrias | |
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Species: | L. xyrias
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Leptocroca xyrias
Meyrick, 1931
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Leptocroca xyrias is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. The taxonomy of this species is in need of revision and L. xyrias likely belongs to a separate genus. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been classified as Data Deficient by the Department of Conservation.
This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 from a specimen collected at "Blackmillar" (Black Miller Stream) at Kaikōura by Stewart Lindsay in December. [1] [2] [3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1939 publication A supplement to the Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. [4] The genus level classification of this species is regarded as unsatisfactory. [5] As such the species is also known as Leptocroca ( s.l.) xyrias. [6] The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum. [2]
Meyrick described the species as follows:
♂︎. 18mm. - Head, thorax light brownish, slightly sprinkled fuscous. Palpi fuscous, tips of joints whitish. Antennal ciliations 1. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; brown, suffusedly irrodated fuscous on costal half, except posteriorly ; a slightly raised dark fuscous dot beneath fold at 1⁄4 ; cilia light grey, basal half overlaid paler, outer third whitish-grey. Hindwings grey, suffusedly irrorated darker on posterior half ; cilia light grey, outer third-whitish grey. [1]
This species is endemic to New Zealand. [7] [6] It is only known from its collection site in Kaikōura. [3]
This species is on the wing in December. [4]
This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. [8]