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Protithona potamias

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Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Protithona potamias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Protithona
Species: P. potamias
Binomial name
Protithona potamias
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Eurythecta potamias Meyrick, 1909

Prothelymna potamias is a species of moth in the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Habitat and hosts

Larvae of this species inhabits the riparian zone and is likely hosted by species of grass. It pupates in grasses.

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: 116. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. "NZOR Name Details - Protithona potamias (Meyrick, 1909)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Protithona potamias


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