Moaxiphia decepta

Moaxiphia decepta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xiphydriidae
Genus:	Moaxiphia
Species:	M. decepta
Binomial name
	Moaxiphia decepta; (Smith, 1876)
Synonyms
	Derecyrta deceptusSmith, 1876 ; Xiphydria flavo-pictaSmith, 1878 ;

Last updated November 18, 2025

Moaxiphia decepta is a species of wood wasp belonging to the genus Moaxiphia.^[1] This species was first described by Frederick Smith in 1876 and originally named Derecyrta deceptus.^[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Ward, D; Goulet, H (2021). Fauna of New Zealand 81: Guide to the sawflies and woodwasps (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) of New Zealand. Landcare Research NZ Ltd. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.81.
↑ Smith, Frederick; Smith, Frederick (1876). "IX. Descriptions of new species of Hymenopterous Insects of New Zealand, collected by C. M. Wakefield, Esq., principally in the neighbourhood of Canterbury". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 24: 473––487. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1876.tb01922.x.

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[Ward2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Ward, D; Goulet, H (2021). Fauna of New Zealand 81: Guide to the sawflies and woodwasps (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) of New Zealand. Landcare Research NZ Ltd. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.81.

[2] Smith, Frederick; Smith, Frederick (1876). "IX. Descriptions of new species of Hymenopterous Insects of New Zealand, collected by C. M. Wakefield, Esq., principally in the neighbourhood of Canterbury". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 24: 473––487. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1876.tb01922.x.

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