Kiwaia pumila explained

Kiwaia pumila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as Nationally Vulnerable by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928 and named Gelechia pumila.[1] Philpott used specimens collected by Stuart Lindsay in Yaldhurst in May.[2] George Vernon Hudson discussed and illustrated the species in 1939.[3] In 1987 Klaus Siegfried Oskar Sattler placed this species in the genus Kiwaia.[4] The type specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.[5]

Description

Philpott described the species as follows:

Distribution

K. pumila is endemic to New Zealand.[6] Its range covers Marlborough, Mackenzie country and mid Canterbury. As well as the type locality of Yaldhurst, specimens have been collected at Clarence Bridge and Lake Pukaki, as well as on McLeans Island in Christchurch.[7]

Life cycle and habitat

Adult moths are on the wing in March. The species is associated with damp patches in grass habitat.

Host plants

The host plant for this species is unknown.[8]

Conservation status

This species has the "Nationally Vulnerable" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiwaia pumila (Philpott, 1928). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 5 May 2018.
  2. Philpott. Alfred. 1928. Some new species of Lepidoptera. Records of the Canterbury Museum. 3. 3. 181–183.
  3. Book: Hudson, George Vernon. A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. 1939. Wellington. 439.
  4. Sattler. K. S. O.. 1987. The systematic status of the genera Ilseopsis Povolny, 1965, and Empista Povolny, 1968 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Gnorimoschemini). Nota Lepidopterologica. en. 10. 1–4. 224–235. 0342-7536. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Dugdale. J. S.. 1988. Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 14. 1–264. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2018-05-05. 2019-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127012006/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/49008/FNZ14Dugdale1988150.pdf. dead.
  6. 459.
  7. Pawson. Stephen M.. Emberson. Rowan M.. 2000. The conservation status of invertebrates in Canterbury. Conservation Advisory Science Notes. en. 1–40. 1171-9834. 10182/1658.
  8. Book: Patrick, Brian. Conservation status of the New Zealand lepidoptera. Dugdale. John S.. 2000. Department of Conservation, New Zealand. 0478218672. Wellington, N.Z.. 26. 154670803. 2018-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170501123316/http://nationalparks.co.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/sfc136.pdf. 2017-05-01. dead.
  9. Hoare. R.J.B.. Dugdale. J.S.. Edwards. E.D.. Gibbs. G.W.. Patrick. B.H.. Hitchmough. R.A.. Rolfe. J.R.. 2017. Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20. 6.

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