Tingena paratrimma

Meyrick described this species as follows:

♂. 15 mm. Head and thorax ferruginous-ochreous. Palpi ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennæ dark grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; ferruginous-ochreous; very indistinct oblique fasciæ of fuscous irroration before and beyond middle; some slight fuscous irroration towards apex: cilia ferruginous-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia grey. Meyrick redescribed this species in 1911 as follows:

♂. 14-15 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-fulvous. Palpi and antennae dark grey, antennal ciliations 1. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; ochreous-fulvous, somewhat sprinkled with grey, towards all margins suffused with grey irroration; two oblique fasciae of grey irroration crossing plical and second discal stigmata, which are marked on them as indistinct cloudy darker dots : cilia ochreous-fulvous irrorated with grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. This species is similar in appearance to T. sigerodeta but differs in that T. paratrimma has broader wings, grey coloured hindwings and lacks the dark fuscous irroration on the forewings that can be found on specimens of T. siderodeta.

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in the southern parts of the South Island, including at Invercargill, Dunedin and at Coronet Peak. Hudson regarded this species as rare.

Adults of this species are on the wing from November to February.

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