Asterivora tillyardi explained

Asterivora tillyardi is a species of moth in the family Choreutidae.^[1] It is endemic to New Zealand and collected at Aoraki / Mount Cook. Adults of this species are on the wing in March.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1924, collected by Dr. R. J. Tillyard on Aoraki / Mount Cook at 2,500 ft in March, and named Simaethis tillyardi.^[2] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.^[3] In 1979 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Asterivora.^[4] In 1988 Dugdale confirmed this placement.^[5] The male holotype specimen, collected at Mount Cook, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.

Description

Philpott described this species as follows:

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Behaviour

Adults of this species are on the wing in March.

Notes and References

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4. Dugdale. J. S.. 1979-07-01. A new generic name for the New Zealand species previously assigned to Simaethis auctorum (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae), with description of a new species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6. 3. 461–466. 10.1080/03014223.1979.10428386. 0301-4223. free.
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