Trachypepla angularis is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected at Lake Rotoroa in the Nelson Lakes National Park in January. This species inhabits mixed native forest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Trachypepla |
| Species: | T. angularis
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| Trachypepla angularis | |
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Taxonomy edit
This species was first described in 1929 by Alfred Philpott and named Borkhausenia angularis using specimens collected at the foot of Lake Rotoroa in January.[4][2] In 1939 this species was discussed and illustrated by George Hudson in his book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[5] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Trachypepla.[2] Dugdale justified this placement saying "the basally strongly arcuate aedeagus and the valval character of angularis accord well with Trachypepla species as figured by Philpott".[2] This placement was confirmed in 2010 by Robert Hoare.[3] The male holotype specimen, collected at Lake Rotoroa by Philpott, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]
Description edit
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Philpott described the adults of this species as follows:
♂ ♀. 16–20 mm. Head and thorax grey. Palpi grey mixed with blackish and ochreous. Antennae grey, ciliations in male 3⁄4. Abdomen greyish-ochreous, in female mixed with fuscous. Legs ochreous, more or less irrorated with fuscous, tarsi annulated with fuscous. Forewings moderate, costa well arched, apex round-pointed, termen very oblique; whitish-grey; a suffused fuscous bar from costa at 1⁄3 inwardly oblique to dorsum at 1⁄4; following this a large triangular whitish area, its apex on costa, enclosing dot-like 1st discal and plical spots; a dark fascia following posterior margin of triangular patch, embracing 2nd discal spot, which is blackish margined beneath with white; a suffused dark patch on costa before apex: fringes grey dotted with fuscous. Hindwings grey, irrorated with fuscous round apex and termen. [4]
Philpott stated that this species was similar in appearance to Tingena seclusa but that T. angularis has more prominent and different markings on its forewings.[4]
Distribution edit
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This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in the Nelson lakes area.[6][5]
Habitat edit
T. angularis has been observed in mixed native forest.[5]
Behaviour edit
Adults of this species are on the wing in January.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Trachypepla angularis (Philpott, 1929)". BiotaNZ.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ a b c d e 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: 106. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b c Alfred Philpott (1929). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 60: 302–303. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q108243130.
- ^ a b c d George Vernon Hudson (1939), A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 445, OCLC 9742724, Wikidata Q109420935
- ^ "Trachypepla angularis (Philpott, 1929)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-04.