Protosynaema hymenopis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Plutellidae |
Genus: | Protosynaema |
Species: | P. hymenopis |
Binomial name | |
Protosynaema hymenopis | |
Protosynaema hymenopis is a species of moth in the family Plutellidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. [1] [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3]
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Gymnobathra callixyla is a moth in the family Oecophoridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Aristotelia paradesma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 and is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been observed on both the North and South Islands. The larvae feed on Coprosma species creating and living in stem galls. The adults are on the wing from November to March and are attracted to light.
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Protosynaema is a genus of moths of the family Plutellidae.
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