Erechthias macrozyga

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Erechthias macrozyga
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Erechthias
Species:
E. macrozyga
Binomial name
Erechthias macrozyga
Meyrick, 1916 [1]

Erechthias macrozyga is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. [3] [4] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1] The holotype specimen of this species was collected at Tisbury, Invercargill by Alfred Philpott. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Erechthias macrozyga Meyrick, 1916". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 48: 414–419 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2018.


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