Isonomeutis restincta
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The Marbled Snouter is a moth
of the Copromorphidae
family. It is endemic to New Zealand
, where it known from the Northland and Auckland districts and in Pureora Forest.
The wingspan
is about 12 mm. The head is brownish, while the sides of the crown are sprinkled with whitish. The palpi are brownish sprinkled with dark fuscous and the thorax is brownish. The abdomen is rather dark fuscous, mixed laterally with white and on edges of two basal segments. The forewings are white-brownish, irregularly and coarsely sprinkled with dark fuscous.
The life history is unknown, but probably it is a scale insect predator like Isonomeutis amauropa
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Copromorphidae
Copromorphidae
Copromorphidae, the "tropical fruitworm moths" is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moths have broad, rounded forewings, and well-camouflaged scale patterns. Unlike Carposinidae the mouthparts include "labial palps" with the second rather than third segment the longest...
family. It is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, where it known from the Northland and Auckland districts and in Pureora Forest.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 12 mm. The head is brownish, while the sides of the crown are sprinkled with whitish. The palpi are brownish sprinkled with dark fuscous and the thorax is brownish. The abdomen is rather dark fuscous, mixed laterally with white and on edges of two basal segments. The forewings are white-brownish, irregularly and coarsely sprinkled with dark fuscous.
The life history is unknown, but probably it is a scale insect predator like Isonomeutis amauropa
Isonomeutis amauropa
Isonomeutis amauropa is a moth of the Copromorphidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread and moderately common.The larvae are predatory, feeding on margarodid scale insects under the bark of trees such as Dacrydium cupressinum and beech. They are light yellowish-pink with a...
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