Locheutis fusca is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[2] This species was discovered on 16 January 1930 by Alfred Philpott in the Tongariro National Park.[3] L. fusca was described by him later in that same year. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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| Holotype and allotype Locheutis fusca specimens held at Auckland Museum | |
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| Locheutis fusca Philpott, 1930[1]
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Description
editThis moth is 13 - 14mm in size. L. fusca can be distinguished from the similar looking species Locheutis pulla as L. fusca has much longer hairs on its antenna. It is also has a much less coppery sheen to its wings than Locheutis vagata.[1]
Habitat
editPhilpott recorded it as being common amongst Beech forest on the banks of the Whakapapa River.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1: 1–16. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42905932. Wikidata Q58676529.
- ^ "Locheutis fusca". Insectin.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Hudson, G. V. (1939). A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 452. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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