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Argyroploce chlorosaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Argyroploce
Species:	A. chlorosaris
Binomial name
Argyroploce chlorosaris Meyrick, 1914

Argyroploce chlorosaris is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. This species is endemic to New Zealand. The classification of this moth within the genus Argyroploce is regarded as unsatisfactory and in need of revision. As such this species is currently also known as Argyroploce (s.l.) chlorosaris.

Host species

The larval host of this species is Metrosideros excelsa. The larve live inside the seeds of this tree.

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. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 114. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
3. ^ "Argyroploce chlorosaris Meyrick, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
4. ^ Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.

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