Campbellana facts for kids

Campbellana is a genus of moths of the Carposinidae family, containing only one species, Campbellana attenuata. This species is endemic to the Campbell Islands of New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Campbell Island landscape

C. attenuata was described by J. T. Salmon and J. D. Bradley in 1956 using material collected by J. H. Sorensen at Campbell Island in August. The holotype is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Description

C. attenuata is described by Salmon and Bradley as follows:

Expanse of the fore wings, 13 mm. Head, thorax, and fore wing medium to dark brown in the female, paler and with scattered pale ochreous scales and crest of ochreous on top of the head in the male ; antennae of female filiform, pale ochreous to creamy white, that of the male dark brown with the flagellum clothed by open whorls of extremely long fine hairs. Labial palpus pale fawn darkening to brown on terminal segment. The ventral surface and legs are paler in both sexes. Fore wings much reduced and tapering from base to apex as a long attenuated filament. Hind wings vestigial. Cilia absent from both fore and hind wings.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is only found at Campbell Island.

Habitat

C. attenuata prefers tussock habitat.

Behaviour

This species jumps similar to a grasshopper.