Antiscopa acompa

In 1885 Meyrick gave a detailed description of the species as follows:

Male. — 17+1⁄2-19 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax ochreous-fuscous, shoulders suffusedly dark fuscous; antennas deeply dentate, ciliations 2⁄3. Palpi 3, ochreous-fuscous irrorated with blackish, internally and on basal joint white. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, tibiaa and tarsi banded with dark fuscous. Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, oblique; ochreous-fuscous; base irrorated with dark fuscous; first line very slender, obscure, whitish, posteriorly finely blackish-margined, not oblique, somewhat curved, sinuate inwards above inner margin; space between first and second lines fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous, with a few pale scales; orbicular and claviform both round, ochreous-brown, obscurely blackish-margined, touching first line; reniform 8-shaped, white, suffusedly blackish-margined; second line very slender, obscure, whitish, anteriorly finely blackish-margined, rather abruptly curved above middle; subterminal obsolete; a slender interrupted white hindmarginal line : cilia ochreous-whitish, with two dark grey lines. …

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been collected in both the North and South Islands.

Adults have been recorded on wing from October to February. Adults of this species are attracted to light.

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