Ecclitica hemiclista
Ecclitica hemiclista is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1905 and is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North Island. This species inhabits native forest and adults are on the wing from November until January. This moth is regarded as being rare.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick using a specimen collected in Wellington and was originally named Dipterina hemiclista. In 1923 Meyrick placed this species in the genus Ecclitica. In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Also in 1928 Alfred Philpott studied and illustrated the male genitalia of this species. The male holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.Description
Meyrick described this species as follows:Hudson stated E. hemiclista resembled Tortrix molybditis but that the former could be distinguished from the latter as a result of E. hemiclista larger size and paler colouration.