Tingena thalerodes

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916 using a specimen collected at Arthur's Pass in December by George Hudson and named Borkhausenia thalerodes.^[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under the name Borkhausenia thalerodes in his 1928 publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.^[4] Philpott discussed this species under the name B. thalerodes however he was unable to find a specimen for dissection in order to study the male genitalia.^[5] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Tingena.^[2] The male holotype, collected at Arthur's Pass, is held in at the Natural History Museum, London.^[2]

Meyrick described this species as follows:

♂. 17 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen blackish, apex of patagia pale ferruginous-yellowish. Antennal ciliations 2+1⁄2. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly sinuate, rather strongly oblique; deep ferruginous, somewhat mixed with grey; a suffused light-yellowish streak along basal third of dorsum; a whitish-yellowish inwardly oblique transverse spot from dorsum beyond middle, reaching 2⁄5 across wing : cilia ferruginous, with two grey shades. Hindwings blackish-grey : cilia dark grey, with blackish-grey subbasal shade.^[3]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

The adults of this species are on the wing in December and January.^[3][4]

T. thalerodes inhabits rough herbage on mountain sides.^[4]