Mallobathra angusta
Species of moth, endemic to New Zealand
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Mallobathra angusta is a moth of the family Psychidae.[1][2] It was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1928. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected at Mount Arthur. Adults are on the wing in November.
| Mallobathra angusta | |
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| Holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Mallobathra |
| Species: | M. angusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mallobathra angusta | |
Taxonomy
This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928 using a male specimen collected at the Mount Arthur tableland track at 3000 ft.[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1939 book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] The holotype is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]
Description
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Philpott described the adult of this species as follows:
♂. 20 mm. Head and palpi tawny. Antennae brown mixed with ochreous, ciliations in ♂ 2. Thorax and abdomen purplish-brown. Legs purplish-brown mixed with ochreous, tibiae and tarsi annulated with ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen strongly oblique; ochreous; strigulated throughout with dark purplish-fuscous; a blotch of purplish-fuscous on costa at middle and a similar one on dorsum beneath; fringes fuscous-grey. Hindwings dark fuscous; fringes fuscous-grey, paler apically.[3]
Distribution
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Behaviour
Adults of this species are on the wing in November.[4]
