Cnephasia microbathra, also known as the brownshouldered leaf-tyer, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cnephasia |
Species: | C. microbathra
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Binomial name | |
Cnephasia microbathra Meyrick, 1911
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Taxonomy
editThis species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911 and named Cnephasia microbathra.[2] However the placement of this species within the genus Cnephasia is in doubt.[3] As a result, this species may be referred to as Cnephasia (s.l.) microbathra.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to New Zealand can be found only in the South Island.[3][4]
Behaviour
editThe larvae of this species fold and tie with silk the frond tips of its species to create a shelter.[4] The larvae feed from this shelter and flick their waste out.[4] The adult moth is on the wing from September to February.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 120. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ a b "NZOR Name Details - Cnephasia microbathra Meyrick, 1911". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ a b c d Andrew Crowe (2004). Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns: Featuring the unique caterpillars which feed on them. p. 31. ISBN 0-14-301924-4. Wikidata Q115211440.