Mallobathra campbellica explained

Mallobathra campbellica is a moth of the family Psychidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only on Campbell Island.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by John Stewart Dugdale in 1971.^[1] The female holotype specimen was collected by Guillermo Kuschel in January at Beeman Camp on Campbell Island and is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.^[2]

Description

Dugdale described the larvae of this species as follows:

Dugdale described the adult female of this species as follows:

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only on Campbell Island.^{[3] [4]}

Behaviour

The adults are on the wing in December and January.

Habitat

The adults of this species inhabit sheltered clearings amongst scrub where as the larvae inhabit leaf litter.

Notes and References

1. 139-141.
2. 69.
3. 463.
4. 113.