Sagephora exsanguis

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This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1918, using specimens collected in Bluff and Dunedin in October, November and December, and named Sagephora exsanguis.{{Cite Q|Q110875537|pages=131}} In 1928 George Hudson described and illustrated this species in his publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.{{Cite Q|Q58593286|pages=342}} The male holotype specimen, collected in Bluff, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.{{Cite Q|Q45083134|pages=64}}

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Philpott described this species as follows:

{{Blockquote|♂. 10-12 mm. Head white, face ochreous. Palpi white, apical half of second joint brown. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen white. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen rounded, extremely oblique; white; costa and dorsum broadly pale-brownish throughout reducing ground-colour to a median stripe; apical half of dorsal stripe irregularly margined above with blackish; a few dark scales on costa near apex : cilia concolorous with wing - markings. Hindwings and cilia shining white.}}

This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected on the South, North and Cuvier Islands.{{Cite web|title=Sagephora exsanguis Philpott, 1918|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1856375|access-date=2022-02-10|website=www.gbif.org|language=en}}

This species inhabits native forest as well as wetlands.

The adults of this species are on the wing from October until December.

This species is associated with Carex species found in wetlands.{{Cite Q|Q110875754}}

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Category:Moths described in 1918

Category:Tineidae

Category:Moths of New Zealand

Category:Endemic fauna of New Zealand

Category:Taxa named by Alfred Philpott

Category:Endemic moths of New Zealand