Tingena pallidula
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 has 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 has been collected by beating undergrowth.