Antiscopa acompa

Antiscopa acompa
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Antiscopa
Species:
A. acompa
Binomial name
Antiscopa acompa
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Scoparia acompa Meyrick, 1884

Antiscopa acompa is a moth in the family Crambidae.[3] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found both the North and South Islands. The species inhabits native forest and adult moths are attracted to light.

Taxonomy

This species was first named Scoparia acompa by Edward Meyrick in 1884.[4][2] In 1885 Meyrick gave a detailed description of the species using specimens collected near Lake Wakatipu at 1,200 feet.[5] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under the name Scoparia acompa in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[6] In 1964 Eugene Munroe placed this species in the genus Antiscopa.[7] This placement was accepted by John S. Dugdale in 1988.[2] The male holotype, collected at Lake Wakatipu, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]

Description

Observation of live A. acompa.
Antiscopa acompa

In 1885 Meyrick gave a detailed description of the species as follows:

Male. — 17+1⁄2-19 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax ochreous-fuscous, shoulders suffusedly dark fuscous; antennas deeply dentate, ciliations 2⁄3. Palpi 3, ochreous-fuscous irrorated with blackish, internally and on basal joint white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, tibiaa and tarsi banded with dark fuscous. Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, oblique; ochreous-fuscous; base irrorated with dark fuscous; first line very slender, obscure, whitish, posteriorly finely blackish-margined, not oblique, somewhat curved, sinuate inwards above inner margin; space between first and second lines fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous, with a few pale scales; orbicular and claviform both round, ochreous-brown, obscurely blackish-margined, touching first line; reniform 8-shaped, white, suffusedly blackish-margined; second line very slender, obscure, whitish, anteriorly finely blackish-margined, rather abruptly curved above middle; subterminal obsolete; a slender interrupted white hindmarginal line : cilia ochreous-whitish, with two dark grey lines. Hindwings 1+1⁄3, whitish-grey; lunule, postmedian line and a hindmarginal line darker grey, distinct; cilia whitish, with a dark grey interrupted line.[5]

Meyrick regarded this species as distinctive as a result of its forewing colouration and markings.[5] However this species is very similar in appearance to Antiscopa epicomia but can be distinguished as A. acompa has a thicker antemedian forewing line.

Distribution

Lake Wakatipu, type locality of A. acompa.

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[8][1] It has been collected in both the North and South Islands.

Habitat

This species inhabits native forest.[6]

Behaviour

Adults have been recorded on wing from October to February.[5][9] Adults of this species are attracted to light.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antiscopa acompa.
Wikispecies has information related to Antiscopa acompa.
  1. ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. ^ a b c d Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 154. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. ^ "Antiscopa acompa (Meyrick, 1884)". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. ^ Edward Meyrick (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. IV. Scopariadae". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 236. Wikidata Q113372586.
  5. ^ a b c d Edward Meyrick (1885). "Art. XI. — Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 100–101. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q113379604.
  6. ^ a b Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 195, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286
  7. ^ Eugene G. Munroe (1964). "Insects of Campbell Island. Lepidoptera: Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 260–271. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q115118913.
  8. ^ "Antiscopa acompa (Meyrick, 1884)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  9. ^ "Antiscopa acompa". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-11-07.