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Orthenches similis

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Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Orthenches similis
Holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Orthenches
Species: O. similis
Binomial name
Orthenches similis
Philpott, 1924

Orthenches similis is a moth of the family Plutellidae first described by Alfred Philpott in 1924. It is endemic to New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. 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: 74. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. "Orthenches similis Philpott, 1924". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
Taxon identifiers
Orthenches similis


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