Parocystola acroxantha

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Parocystola acroxantha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Parocystola
Species:
P. acroxantha
Binomial name
Parocystola acroxantha
(Meyrick, 1885)

Parocystola acroxantha is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, but has been introduced in Great Britain. [1]

Larvae feed have been recorded on Eucalyptus and Berberis species. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Agassiz, David J.L. (1971). ""Two 'rediscoveries' made in 1970". The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 83: 39 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.