Ecclitica philpotti
| Ecclitica philpotti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ecclitica |
| Species: | E. philpotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Ecclitica philpotti (Dugdale, 1978)[1]
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Ecclitica philpotti, also known as the kātote ugly nestmaker, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the northern parts of the North Island. Adults have been collected on the wing in October and January.
Taxonomy
This species was first validly described by John S. Dugdale in 1978 and named Curvisaccula philpotti.[2] In 1930 Alfred Philpott attempted to describe this species under the name Tortrix encausta.[4] However Philpott made an error as that name was preoccupied and as such Tortrix encausta Philpott, 1930 is a junior primary homonym of Tortrix encausta Meyrick, 1907.[5] In 1939 George Hudson discussed this species under that name in his book A Supplement to the Butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[6] Dugdale made the same error as Philpott when he attempted to place Tortrix encausta Philpott, 1930 in the genus Curvisaccula in 1966.[7] Dugdale rectified this error in 1978 and validly named the species Curvisaccula philpotti.[5] In 2010 the New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity discussed this species under the name Ecclitica philpotti.[8] The male holotype specimen, collected by Charles E. Clarke at Kaeo, is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[9]
Description
Philpott described this species as follows:
♂. 11-12 mm. Head, palpi and thorax dark reddish brown. Antennae ochreous annulated with dark brown, ciliations in ♂ 3. Abdomen dark brown. Legs ochreous, mixed with brown. Forewings with costa strongly arched, moderate costal fold, apex subobtuse, termen subsinuate, rather oblique; purplish mixed with ochreous; basal patch extensive, outer margin almost straight, ochreous; a broad nearly straight slightly outwardly oblique median fascia; apical third of wing dark reddish brown enclosing a roundish spot of purplish before apex and some ochreous towards tornus: fringes brownish mixed with ochreous. Hindwings dark fuscous tinged with purplish: fringes dark fuscous with darker basal line. [4]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[8] It has been observed in the northern parts of the North Island.[10]
Behaviour
E. philpotti has been observed on the wing in October and January.[10] Adults of this species have been swept from the top of tree ferns.[11]
Hosts
It has been hypothesised that larvae of this species feed on the fronds of tree ferns.[11]
References
- ^ Gilligan, Todd. "ECCLITICA". Torticidae.com. TORTS. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Curvisaccula philpotti Dugdale, 1978". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Ecclitica philpotti Dugdale, 1978". NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ a b Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1: 6–7. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42905932. Wikidata Q58676529. BHL page 60406157 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b J. S. Dugdale (January 1978). "A New Name for Tortrix encausta Philpott, 1930 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 6 (4): 443. doi:10.1080/00779962.1978.9722317. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q104026110.
- ^ George Vernon Hudson (1939), A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 433, OCLC 9742724, Wikidata Q109420935
- ^ John Stewart Dugdale (1966). "A revision of New Zealand Schoenotenini and Cnephasiini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 9 (4): 773. ISSN 0028-8365. Wikidata Q132685906.
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 121. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ a b "Ecclitica philpotti (Dugdale, 1978)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ a b "Ecclitica philpotti (Dugdale, 1978)". PlantSyNZ. Retrieved 9 July 2025.