| Scoriodyta dugdalei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Scoriodyta |
| Species: | S. dugdalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoriodyta dugdalei Hättenschwiler, 1989 | |
Scoriodyta dugdalei is a moth of the Psychidae family. [1] It was described by Haettenschwiler in 1989. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand. [3]
The Psychidae are a family of the Lepidoptera. The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, such as the snailcase bagworm, in modern times settling continents where they are not native.
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, after the tufts of raised scales on the forewings of two subfamilies, Nolinae and Collomeninae. The larvae also tend to have muted colors and tufts of short hairs.
Eumeta crameri is a bagworm moth of the family Psychidae. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1854 and has worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical habitats, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Puerto Rico.
Pseudocoremia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Stigmella erysibodea is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. The larvae of this species are leaf miners and feed on the leaves of Olearia ilicifolia and Olearia albida. Adults have been observed on the wing in November and February.
Typhonia is a genus of moths of the Psychidae family.
Acanthopsyche atra, the dusky sweep, is a moth of the family Psychidae. The habitat consists of heath and moorland.
Scoriodyta conisalia is a species of moth in the family Psychidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the North Island. It has been observed at Karikari, Paihia, in the Poor Knights Islands, and in the Auckland and Wellington regions. The species inhabits native forest and coastal areas where it can be found on rocky outcrops and cliffs. Larvae consume algae and lichens. The adults are on the wing from September to March and are active before sunrise.
Scoriodyta patricki is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Haettenschwiler in 1989. It is found in New Zealand.
Grypotheca triangularis is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930 under the name Talaeporia triangularis. In 1987 John S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Grypotheca. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Orophora unicolor is a bagmoth of the Psychidae family, endemic to New Zealand. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877, and redescribed in ignorance by Richard William Fereday in the same year.
Grypotheca horningae is a moth of the family Psychidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1987. It is endemic to New Zealand and is only known from the Snares Islands. The species is named in honour of Carol J. Horning who collected the holotype specimen in 1972.
Scoriodyta rakautarensis is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Haettenschwiler in 1989. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoriodyta suttonensis is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Haettenschwiler in 1989. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens have been collected in central Otago.
Scoriodyta virginella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Haettenschwiler in 1989. It is found in New Zealand.
Scoriodyta sereinae is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Haettenschwiler in 1989. It is found in New Zealand.
Acanthopsyche is a genus of moths in the Psychidae family. The genus was named by the Dutch entomologist Franciscus J.M. Heylaerts.
Mnesarchella dugdalei is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae. This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019, and is endemic to New Zealand. This species can be found in the Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupō, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay regions. M. dugdalei lives in damp but well lit forest sites at altitudes of between 200 m and 1300 m. Adults of this species are on the wing from October to December.
Pseudocoremia dugdalei is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Scoriodyta is a genus of moths of the family Psychidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.
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