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Mermeristis spodiaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Mermeristis
Species:	M. spodiaea
Binomial name
Mermeristis spodiaea Meyrick, 1915

Mermeristis spodiaea is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915.

Description

Meyrick described the male of this species as follows:

♂. 12 mm. Head and palpi brownish. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; stigmata obscure, dark grey, plical rather obliquely beyond first discal, an obscure ochreous-whitish dot beneath second discal : cilia light fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia light grey, with darker subbasal shade.

References

1. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 462. 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: 97. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
3. ^ Common, I. F. B. (2000). Oecophorine Genera of Australia v. 3 ; Barea and Unplaced Genera Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). CSIRO Entomology. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10585-0. OCLC 1100435308.
4. "Mermeristis spodiaea Meyrick, 1915". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
5. "Mermeristis spodiaea". nzinverts.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
6. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912). Exotic microlepidoptera. Vol. 1 (1912-1916) (2nd ed.). : Taylor and Francis. p. 298.

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