Protyparcha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Protyparcha Meyrick, 1909 [1] |
Species: | P. scaphodes |
Binomial name | |
Protyparcha scaphodes Meyrick, 1909 | |
Protyparcha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. [2] It contains only one species, Protyparcha scaphodes, which is endemic to New Zealand, [3] where it is known only from Auckland Islands. Both the genus and species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. [4]
Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Clepsicosma is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae. This genus contains only one species, Clepsicosma iridia, which is endemic to New Zealand.
Parienia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. This genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1881. It consists of only one species, Parienia mochlophorana, which is endemic to New Zealand.
Izatha mesoschista is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Izatha hudsoni is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is widespread throughout the North Island.
Erechthias chionodira is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880 using two specimens obtained in Auckland on a shady bank amongst forest in January. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Amblyptilia aeolodes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1902 and named Platyptilia aelodes. It is found in southern New Zealand, specifically on the Chatham Islands, Big South Cape Island, and the subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands.
Scoparia parmifera is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoparia triscelis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Cadmogenes is a genus of moths of the family Plutellidae. It contains only one species, Cadmogenes literata, which is found in New Zealand. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been classified as "Not Threatened" by the Department of Conservation.
Pyrgotis transfixa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.
Eudonia ustiramis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.
Eudonia sabulosella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is regarded as being common. The larvae of this species are known to damage pasture in New Zealand.
Scoparia halopis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded as far south as the Auckland Islands.
Donacostola notabilis is a species of moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Donacostola. The species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928; the genus established by Edward Meyrick in 1931. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
Cryptolechia rhodobapta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Asaphodes adonis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found in native forest at altitudes of between 300 and 1200 metres. Larvae have been reared on species of Ranunculus. Adults are on the wing in January and February.
Proterodesma byrsopola is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Austrocidaria anguligera is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is regarded as being uncommon but is frequently confused with Austrocidaria bipartita.
Asaphodes helias is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been found in the middle and southern parts of the South Island. This species frequents tussock and scrubby habitat. The host plants of the larvae of this species include Cardamine and Ranunculus species. They have also been witnessed feeing on exotic buttercup species in the genus Bellis. Adults are on the wing in January and February.