Eurythecta phaeoxyla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eurythecta |
| Species: | E. phaeoxyla
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Eurythecta phaeoxyla is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the Canterbury and Otago regions. The preferred habitat of this species is alpine swampy areas. The larvae feed on herbs and adults are on the wing in February.
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1938 using specimens collected by Stewart Lindsay at Mount Torlesse, Canterbury above Porter's Pass in February.[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1939 book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] The placement of this species in the genus Eurythecta is in doubt and as such this species is also known as Eurythecta (s.l.) phaeoxyla.[2][1] The male holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.[5]
Description
[edit]Meyrick described this species as follows:
♂ ♀. 15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous, partly infuscated or mixed whitish. Forewings suboblong, hardly dilated, costa moderately arched towards base, then straight, termen almost straight, little oblique; ochreous-grey or grey; markings dark ochreous-brown, or dark fuscous marginally suffused ochreous; basal patch obscure, indicated mainly by a spot on costa at 1⁄5 and one in disc beyond it; central fascia moderate, oblique, straight-edged; some slight obscure mottling posteriorly; cilia light ochreous or greyish-ochreous. Hind-wings dark grey; cilia light greyish-ochreous, a grey subbasal line.[3]
Distribution
[edit]It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species has been observed in the Canterbury and Otago regions.[4][6]
Habitat and hosts
[edit]The preferred habitat of this species consists of alpine swampy areas.[3] The larvae of E. phaeoxyla feed on herbs.[7]
Behaviour
[edit]Adults of this species have been observed on the wing in February.[4][7]
References
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- ^ a b c "Eurythecta phaeoxyla Meyrick, 1938". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b c Edward Meyrick (1938). "New Species of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 67: 427. ISSN 1176-6166. Wikidata Q89182470.
- ^ a b c George Vernon Hudson (1939), A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, pp. 387–481, OCLC 9742724, Wikidata Q109420935
- ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 123. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ "Silverbirch Station Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report" (PDF). www.linz.govt.nz/. Land Information New Zealand. November 2002. p. 8. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b Brian H. Patrick (1991). Insects of the Dansey Ecological District (PDF). Vol. 32. p. 15. ISBN 0-478-01285-3. ISSN 0113-3713. Wikidata Q110318301. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2021.
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