Phaeosaces lindsayae facts for kids

Phaeosaces lindsayae is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928 using specimens collected by Jean Lindsay at "Blackmillar" (Black Miller Stream), Kaikoura and named Crytopechia lindsayae. George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species under this name in 1939. In 1988 John S. Dugdale reinstated the genus Phaeosaces and assigned P. lindsayae to it. This species was named in honour of its first collector Mrs Jean Lindsay. The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.

Description

Philpott described the species as follows:

Male.- 21 mm. Head and thorax ochreous grey, mixed with fuscous. Palpi ochreous grey mixed with blackish, terminal segment black externally, except at apex. Antennae ochreous, annulated with black. Abdomen greyish fuscous. Legs, posterior pair ochreous, tarsi annulated with fuscous ; middle pair more or less infuscated, tarsi annulated with ochreous ; anterior pair dark fuscous, tarsi annulated with ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa well arched basally, apex rounded, termen oblique ; ochreous grey, densely irrorated with dark fuscous, the irroration tending to form costal spots and interrupted transverse strigae ; stigmata obscurely indicated, pical beneath first discal, second discal rather large, transverse ; veins faintly outlined in fuscous towards termen ; a blackish terminal line ; fringes ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous. Hindwings greyish fuscous with fuscous subbasal line and traces of a similar subapical one.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has only been collected at its type locality.

Biology and behaviour

This species is on the wing in December.

Conservation status

This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.