Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
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Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Biostatus
Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
First record: 1 ♀, AK: Onehunga, date unknown but 1939 or before, A.J. Hipwell (holotype of Borkhausenia morella Hudson, presumed lost). Subsequent records: 8 ♂♂, AK: Papakura, Ponsonby, Freemans Bay, 1980-2009 (NHNZ); HB: 3 ♀♀, Napier, Kennedy Park, to light, 2 Dec 2000 (NZAC). Other specimens seen but not collected, the latest
to light, Freemans Bay AK, 21-22 Dec 2016 (NH database).
Opsitycha squalidella appears to be distinctly scarce and local in NZ but is clearly established, at
least at low density.
Nomenclature
Classification
Taxonomic concepts
Borkhausenia morella Hudson
Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Borkhausenia morella Hudson
Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Philobota squalidella Meyrick, 1884
Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_NZAC
9 May 2019
9 May 2019