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whitish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. Legs whitish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous ; anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi suffused with blackish except at apex of joints, posterior tarsi dark fuscous towards base of joints. Forewings moderately broad, triangular, costa very slightly arched, somewhat bent before apex, apex obtusely pointed, hindmargin moderately oblique, rather strongly sinuate below apex ; ochreous-whitish, when fresh slightly pinkish or purplish-tinged, thickly and coarsely irrorated with dark fuscous, towards inner margin slightly more ochreous-tinged, and towards disc more or less strongly suffused with light ochreous-fuscous ; a small irregular black spot on inner margin almost at base, and a similar one below costa almost at base ; an irregular sinuate longitudinal black streak, attenuated at extremities, extending almost from base along submedian fold to
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inhabits the foredunes of coastal areas. The larval host is unknown but it has been hypothesised that the larvae feed on moss. The adult moths are day flying although some specimens have been trapped at night via light traps. Adults are commonly on the wing from March to April. This species has been
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Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017).
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The host plants of this species is unknown although it has been hypothesised that the larvae feed on moss.
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male and females have variable colour patternation on their wings. The females have variable wing length.
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transverse elongate white black-margined spot in disc at
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809:. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Archived from
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645:"Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera"
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296:classified as Nationally Vulnerable by the
1029:Debbie Hogan; Scott Hooson (6 June 2017).
707:"A Revision of the New Zealand Pyralidina"
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324:was a misspelling by Meyrick of the genus
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1269:Endemic fauna of New Zealand
1264:Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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371:observed by Dr Robert Hoare.
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238:Thisasotia leucophthalma
230:Thinasotia leucophthalma
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260:Gadira leucophthalma
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246:Talis leucophthalma
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132:Lepidoptera
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788:: 435–463.
765:: 491–514.
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532:References
486:Cloudy Bay
478:Canterbury
326:Thisanotia
322:Thinasotia
314:Port Hills
112:Arthropoda
1249:Crambinae
1111:Q13638737
1002:CiteSeerX
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92:Eukaryota
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304:Taxonomy
287:down to
275:. It is
221:Synonyms
162:Chiloini
138:Family:
108:Phylum:
102:Animalia
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40:Male
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1159:GBIF
1120:BOLD
1049:2017
921:OCLC
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853:ISBN
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