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Opogona regressa QQnr

 

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General Information

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land

KEY FEATURES: Small moth (4mm) buff with wide white band across base of the wings.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Opogona regressa QQnr Meyrick
Query: BESO #668

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Lepidoptera; TINEIDAE

More Information

IDENTIFICATION: Small, to 5mmBL. Fore wings buff with wide white band crossing wings which reflects silver and is edged dark brown distally. Fringe dark brown. Underside grey-buff. Head, thorax, abdomen, legs and antennae buff.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: specimen, 1999, BESO #668, ID J.Dugdale as Opogona sp.; specimen+photo, 3/2005, inland to light, G.McCormack with ID J.Dugdale 4/2005 as Opogona sp., reID G.McCormack from Clark (1986) as Opogona regressa QQnr 2006/7.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zupB06b, zM05a, zD05a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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