OECOPHORIDAE: Concealer Moths ⁵

Trachypepla aspidephora (Meyrick, 1883). Endemic.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁵

The perfect insect appears in December and January in damp native forest and can be found on tree-trunks during the day, where its colouring closely approximates to that of many lichens.

Life history ⁵

Unknown

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Christopher Stephens
2. (c) bikingbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
3. (c) Simon Nicholas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Simon Nicholas
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_24_MA_I437892_TePapa_Plate-XXXI-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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