Thallostoma

Thallostoma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Thallostoma Meyrick, 1913
Species:	T. eurygrapha
Binomial name
Thallostoma eurygrapha Meyrick, 1913

Thallostoma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. ^{[1] [2]} It contains only one species, Thallostoma eurygrapha, which is endemic to New Zealand. ^[3]

Description of species

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark purplish-fuscous with whitish-ochreous markings. The hindwings are grey. ^[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. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. "Thallostoma eurygrapha Meyrick, 1913". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. Meyrick, E. (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 45: 22–29 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Image of type specimen of Thallostoma eurygrapha