Thallostoma | |
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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. It contains only one species, Thallostoma eurygrapha, which is endemic to New Zealand.
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.
References
- 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.
- Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 65. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Thallostoma eurygrapha Meyrick, 1913". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- 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
Taxon identifiers | |
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Thallostoma | |
Thallostoma eurygrapha |
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