Moaxiphia gourlayi

Moaxiphia gourlayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xiphydriidae
Genus:	Moaxiphia
Species:	M. gourlayi
Binomial name
	Moaxiphia gourlayi; Ward & Goulet, 2011

Last updated January 08, 2026

Moaxiphia gourlay is a species of wood wasp belonging to the genus Moaxiphia.^[2]^[1] This species was first described by Darren Ward and Henri Goulet in 2011.^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

References

1 2 3 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.
↑ Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (10 November 2025). "Moaxiphia gourlayi Ward and Goulet, 2011". Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ Ward, D.; Goulet, H. (February 2011). "Moaxiphia gourlayi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae), a new endemic woodwasp from New Zealand" . New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722201. ISSN 0077-9962.

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[Ward2021-1] 1 2 3 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] Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (10 November 2025). "Moaxiphia gourlayi Ward and Goulet, 2011". Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[3] Ward, D.; Goulet, H. (February 2011). "Moaxiphia gourlayi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae), a new endemic woodwasp from New Zealand" . New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722201. ISSN 0077-9962.

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