Eutorna inornata

Eutorna inornata is a moth in the family Depressariidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4]

Eutorna inornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Eutorna
Species:
E. inornata
Binomial name
Eutorna inornata

Description

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous mixed with white and with a blackish–fuscous spot, usually elongate, at about one-third and a black dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[2]

Host species

The larvae of this moth are leaf miners of Selliera radicans.[5]

References
  1. "Eutorna inornata Philpott, 1927". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. Philpott, A. (1927). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute New Zealand Institute. 58: 80–90. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 87. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  5. "Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-07-22.


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