Tingena pallidula is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in the Nelson and Tasman regions. Adults of this species are on the wing in February and have been collected by beating undergrowth.
Taxonomy This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924 and named Borkhausenia pallidula using specimens collected at Gouland Downs on the Kahurangi National Park in February. George Hudson discussed this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand under that name. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Tingena. The male holotype specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.
Description
Philpott described this species as follows:
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the Nelson and Taman districts.
Behaviour Adults of this species are on the wing in February and have been collected by beating undergrowth.
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