Tingena aletis is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in the vicinity of Arthur's Pass in the South Island. Adults are on the wing in January.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Tingena |
| Species: | T. aletis
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Taxonomy edit
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1905, using a male specimen he collected at Arthur's Pass at 3000 ft in January, and named Hypercallia aletis.[3] In 1915 Meyrick placed this species within the genus Philobota.[4] George Hudson discussed this species under the name Philobota aletis in his 1928 publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[5] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Tingena.[2] The male holotype is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]
Description edit
This species was described by Meyrick as follows:
♂. 13 mm. Head and thorax light fuscous sprinkled with whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, a subapical ring of second joint, and terminal joint except apex somewhat infuscated. Antennae greyish-ochreous, ciliations 3. Abdomen fuscous. Fore-wings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen somewhat rounded, rather strongly oblique ; greyish-ochreous irrorated with fuscous ; some dark fuscous scales towards base of costa ; first discal and plical stigmata very obscure, darker, plical rather obliquely beyond first discal ; second discal distinct, dark fuscous, with some whitish scales beneath it : cilia greyish-ochreous mixed with fuscous. Hind-wings rather dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia light fuscous, with darker subbasal shade, tips whitish.[3]
This species was regarded by both Meyrick and Hudson as being obscure.[3][5]
Distribution edit
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Behaviour edit
Adults of this species are on the wing in January.[3]
References edit
- ^ 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 d 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: 99. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ a b c d Edward Meyrick (15 July 1905). "XII. Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 235–236. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2311.1905.TB02451.X. ISSN 0035-8894. Wikidata Q54553180.
- ^ E. Meyrick (12 July 1915). "Revision of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 219. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63123349.
- ^ a b George Vernon Hudson (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 291, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286