Compsistis bifaciella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Compsistis |
Species: | C. bifaciella
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Binomial name | |
Compsistis bifaciella | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Compsistis bifaciella is a moth of the family Lecithoceridae. [2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand and found throughout the North Island.
Dugdale described the larvae of this species as follows:
Body with bands of short, stiff setulae on broad sclerites (pinacula) only ; thoracic SV setal group (above foreleg base) with 6—10 short setulae arranged horizontally; head capsule ventrally with menrum simple (no concave sclerite, no paired dark slits); body length 10 mm [4]
This species is endemic to New Zealand and found throughout the North Island. [1] [5]
This species inhabits native forest. [5] Larvae feed on leaf litter, living in a silk gallery either on the ground or in tree ferns. [5] They pupate in a leaf litter coated dome shaped cocoon normally resting on a dead leaf. [5] [4]
The adults of this species are on the wing from October to January, though occasionally they have also been recorded in February. [5] It is a day flying moth and is difficult to observe when on the wing. [5] Adults tend be active on sunny days and but can be observed when settled on vegetation. [5] This species has been collected via sweeping of vegetation and malaise traps. [5] [6]
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