Archyala culta is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation. This species has only been collected at Opoho and is only known from its type specimen.
Taxonomy
This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1931 from a specimen collected by Charles E. Clarke at Opoho, Dunedin on the 17 December 1921. In 1939 George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species. The holotype specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Description
Philpott described the species as follows:
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand. This species is only known from its type specimen and at its type locality of Opoho.
Life history
It has been hypothesised that larvae of this species inhabits dead wood, boring into it and feeding on it.
Conservation status
This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
