Habrophila

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Habrophila
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Habrophila compseuta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Habrophila
Meyrick, 1889
Species:
H. compseuta
Binomial name
Habrophila compseuta
Meyrick, 1889 [1]

Habrophila is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [2] This genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. [1] It consists of only one species, [3] Habrophila compseuta, which is endemic to New Zealand. [4]

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Description of species

The wingspan is 11 mm. The forewings are very elongate and whitish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, but less towards the base. The hindwings are whitish-grey. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 464. ISBN   9781877257933. OCLC   973607714.
  3. ↑ "Habrophila Meyrick, 1889". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Habrophila compseuta Meyrick, 1889". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 161–62. Retrieved 13 February 2018.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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