Monopis ornithias

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Monopis ornithias
Monopis ornithias, October 2019, Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand.jpg
Monopis ornithias in Dunedin, New Zealand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species:
M. ornithias
Binomial name
Monopis ornithias
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Blabophanes ornithiasMeyrick, 1888

Monopis ornithias is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. [2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [4]

References

  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Descriptions of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 77–106 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. "Monopis ornithias (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.