''Sagephora jocularis'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by

Alfred Philpott Alfred Philpott (15 December 1870 – 24 July 1930) was a New Zealand museum curator, entomologist and writer. He was born in Tysoe, Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The ...

in 1926. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in Canterbury and Southland. Adults are on the wing in January and October.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott using a specimen collected at Tisbury in Southland and named ''Sagephora jocularis''. In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species. 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. Specimens have been collected at the type locality of Tisbury, as well as Purau and Dyer's Pass in Canterbury.

Behaviour

This species is on the wing in January and October.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13483226 Moths described in 1926 Tineidae Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Alfred Philpott Endemic moths of New Zealand