OECOPHORIDAE: Concealer Moths ⁴

Tingena xanthomicta (Meyrick, 1916). Endemic.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁴

The perfect insect appears in December. It is found in open scrub on hills and may be associated with Coprosma areolata.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Aalbert Rebergen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Aalbert Rebergen
2. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_8_MA_I437628_TePapa_Plate-XXIX-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
3. (c) Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research , some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tingena_xanthomicta_lectotype.jpg
4. (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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