Tingena brachyacma
Tingena brachyacma is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the south of the South Island. This species inhabits open swamps, native forest and scrubland and has been collected amongst "Leptospermum". The adults of the species are on the wing in November and December. Taxonomy. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909 using a specimen collected by Alfred Philpott in October in Invercargill and named "Borkhausenia brachyacma". George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book "The butterflies and moths of  New Zealand" also under the name "B. brachyacma". In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus "Tingena". In the same publication Dugdale also synonymised "Borkhausenia amnopis" with this species. The male holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Description. Meyrick described the species as follows: This species is similar in appearance to "T. innotella" but can be distinguished by its large brown discal spot. Also the terminal joint of its palpi is very short and its antennae are pubescent ciliated. Distribution. This species is endemic to New Zealand. Other than the type locality of  Invercargill, this species has also been collected at Waipori River and at Woodhaugh in Dunedin. Behaviour. Adults of this species are on the wing in November and December. Habitat. This species is associated with "Leptospermum" and prefers the habitat of open swamps, native forests and scrubland.