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Heterocrossa epomiana
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Heterocrossa epomiana

Heterocrossa epomiana is a species moth in the family Carposinidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in Westland. Adults are on the wing in January. This species is visually very similar to H. gonosemana and to H. philpotti.

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Description

Meyrick described the species as follows:

Female. — 17 mm. Head and thorax white, irrorated with light grey. Palpi rather long, lower half dark fuscous, upper white. Antennae whitish. Abdomen and legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair suffused with dark fuscous, middle pair greyish. Forewings elongate, narrow, oblong, costa moderately arched, somewhat bent at 1⁄3, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, rather strongly oblique; very pale grey, irrorated with white towards costa and hindmargin, and with scattered dark fuscous scales; a blackish elongate spot along costa at base; a blackish dot above inner margin near base; costa with six small fuscous spots between 1⁄3 and apex; discal and posterior tufts also preceded by small obscure fuscous spots : cilia pale grey mixed with whitish. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. This species is visually very similar to Heterocrossa gonosemana and to Heterocrossa philpotti.

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