Epichorista abdita
Epichorista abdita is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1924. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1924 using specimens collected on the Mount Arthur tableland in the first week of March. In 1928 George Hudson discussed E. abdita in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand discussing it as a form of Epichorista emphanes. In 1928 Alfred Philpott also discussed and illustrated the male genitalia of this species treating the moth as a distinct species. In another 1928 article Philpott pointed out that the male genitalia of E. abdita showed "markedly different structural peculiarities". In 1939 Hudson again discussed E. abdita this time as a synonym of E. emphanes in his publication in A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. John S. Dugdale discussed this moth as a species in his 1988 publication. However as at 2025, this species is regarded as being taxonomically unresolved as it likely belongs to another genus. It is therefore also known as Epichorista ''abdita''. The male holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.Description
Philpott described this species as follows:In one example the markings are quite obsolete and the ground-colour is much paler. It is a smaller and duller species than the similar in appearance E. emphanes and also has longer antennal ciliations.