Eutorna inornata

Eutorna inornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Eutorna
Species:
E. inornata
Binomial name
Eutorna inornata

Eutorna inornata is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. The larvae of this moth are leaf miners of Selliera radicans.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 using specimens collected by himself at Seaward Moss in Invercargill in January as well as specimens collected by Mr Heighway and Mr Lindsay at Bottle Lake and Waikuku in Canterbury in November and March.[2] The male holotype specimen, collected by Philpott at Seaward Moss, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[3]

Description

Philpott described the species as follows:

♂ ♀. 12–14 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreouswhitish, apex of terminal segment brown. Antennae fuscous, annulated with ochreous, basally ochreous. Thorax pale ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair infuscated. Forewings with the branches of the first cubitus shortstalked, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen oblique; ochreous mixed with white; a blackish–fuscous spot, usually elongate, at about ⅓; a black dot in disc at ⅔; fringes ochreous. Hindwings greyish-fuscous; fringes ochreous.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands.[4]

Habitat

This species can be found in coastal habitats but has also been observed in native forest habitats.[5]

Host species

Selliera radicans, host species of E. inornata.

The larvae of this moth are leaf miners of Selliera radicans, a plant that can be found in coastal to alpine habitats.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eutorna inornata Philpott, 1927". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Alfred Philpott (15 August 1927). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 58: 88. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q107580217.
  3. ^ 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: 87–88. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hoare, Robert (2021-12-19). "Eutorna inornata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ^ "Eutorna inornata Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  7. ^ "Selliera radicans". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2022-01-19.