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Epichorista tenebrosa
Epichorista tenebrosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. However the genus level classification of this moth is regarded as unsatisfactory and needs revision. E. tenebrosa is endemic to New Zealand. It is found only in Central Otago and has been collected in tussock grassland habitats. It is a late autumn emerging moth and adults are on the wing in February. In 2025 this species was classified as "data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
From the article Epichorista tenebrosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Philpott described the species as follows:
♂︎ 25-28 mm.; ♀︎ 22 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-grey mixed with brown, palpi 3. Antennal ciliations of ♂︎ 1+1⁄2. Thorax purplish-brown sprinkled with brown. Abdomen ochreous-grey. Forewings elongate-triangular in ♂︎, suboblong in ♀︎, costa almost straight, without fold, apex obtuse, termen subsinuate, hardly oblique; dull grey-brawn with purplish gloss and numerous obscure strigulations of reddish or fuscous; margin of basal patch usually indicated by a more pronounced irregular strigula; median fascia from 1⁄3 costa, irregular, outwardly oblique, inner margin only marked : cilia grey mixed with brown. Hindwings fuscous-grey, obscurely mottled with darker : cilia grey with darker basal line.The female has shortened wings.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in Central Otago. As well as its type locality, this species has also been found in Naseby State Forest, at Roaring Meg and South Rough Ridge Hill. It has also been found at the Coronet Peak ski field.
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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 389027.