Habrophila is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[2] This genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[1] It consists of only one species,[3] Habrophila compseuta, which is endemic to New Zealand.[4]
| Habrophila | |
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| Habrophila compseuta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Habrophila Meyrick, 1889 |
| Species: | H. compseuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Habrophila compseuta | |
Description of species
editThe wingspan is 11 mm. The forewings are very elongate and whitish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, but less towards the base. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 464. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- ^ "Habrophila Meyrick, 1889". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Habrophila compseuta Meyrick, 1889". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1889). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 161–62. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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