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Epichorista abdita
Epichorista abdita is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1924. It is endemic to New Zealand.
From the article Epichorista abdita on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Philpott described this species as follows:
♂. 11+1⁄2–13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax bright reddish-ochreous. Antennae in male ciliated, 1+1⁄2. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs ochreous-whitish, tarsal segments annulated with fuscous. Forewings, costa strongly arched at base, apex rectangular, termen very slightly oblique, rounded beneath; bright ochreous-reddish; markings very obscure; five or six fuscous dots on basal half of costa; traces of some leaden-white fasciae at 1⁄3 apical half of wing with numerous obscure waved leaden-white fasciae, visible only under magnification; central fascia indicated by a clear reddish area on costa at middle: fringes ochreous-reddish, tips paler. Hindwings dark fuscous: fringes greyish-fuscous, with basal band and the tips round termen tinged with ochreous. In one example the markings are quite obsolete and the ground-colour is much paler. It is a smaller and duller species than the similar in appearance E. emphanes and also has longer antennal ciliations.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in the Mount Arthur tableland.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 389039.