Eschatotypa

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Eschatotypa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus:Eschatotypa
Meyrick, 1880

Eschatotypa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [1]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Species

Eschatotypa derogatella is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Eschatotypa halosparta is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1919 from a specimen collected by George Vernon Hudson at Wainuiomata in December. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Eschatotypa melichrysa is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880. This species is endemic to New Zealand. Meyrick regarded them as common in Wellington and Dunedin, in December and January. He obtained specimens from beating forest growth.

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References

  1. "Eschatotypa Meyrick, 1889". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 12 February 2018.