TINEIDAE: Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths & Allies ⁴

Sagephora exsanguis (Philpott, 1908). Endemic.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁴

The perfect insect appears from October to April and frequents native forest and wetlands where its larval foodplant can be found.

Life history ⁴

Larva feed on Carex secta Boott, Cyperaceae (Sedge family).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dougal Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dougal Townsend
2. (c) Possums' End, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Possums' End
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_18_MA_I437901_TePapa_Plate-XL-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).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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