Grypotheca horningae

Grypotheca horningae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Grypotheca
Species:	G. horningae
Binomial name
	Grypotheca horningae; Dugdale, 1987

Last updated September 21, 2025

Grypotheca horningae is a moth of the family Psychidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1987.^[1] It is endemic to New Zealand and is only known from the Snares Islands.^[2] The species is named in honour of Carol J. Horning who collected the holotype specimen in 1972.^[1]

References

1 2 Dugdale, John S. (1987-01-01). "A new genus for G. V. Hudson's "curved case moth" (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 9 (1): 107–115. Bibcode:1987NZEnt...9..107D. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722502.
↑ "Grypotheca horningae Dugdale, 1987". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Dugdale, John S. (1987-01-01). "A new genus for G. V. Hudson's "curved case moth" (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 9 (1): 107–115. Bibcode:1987NZEnt...9..107D. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722502.

[2] "Grypotheca horningae Dugdale, 1987". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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