Celama parvitis

Celama parvitis
	Celama parvitis (Howes, 1917) holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Subfamily:	Nolinae
Genus:	Celama
Species:	C. parvitis
Binomial name
	Celama parvitis; (Howes, 1917)
Synonyms
	Adeixis parvitis Howes, 1917;

Celama parvitis is a moth of the family Nolidae and is likely endemic to New Zealand.^[1] Specimens have been found in Broad Bay, Otago and Aniseed Valley in Nelson.^[1] A specimen was also collected south east of Te Anau where it was described by C. E. Clarke as being a rare moth that was taken in December amongst Leptospermum.^[2] This species has also been collected in December in the Dansey ecological district, near Kakanui, on Helichrysum aggregatum.^[3]

References

1 2 Philpott, Alfred (1927). "N.Z. Lepidoptera: Notes and Descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 703. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
↑ Clarke, Charles E. (1934). "The Lepidoptera of the Te Anau-Manapouri Lakes Districts". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 63: 116. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
↑ Patrick, B.H. (1991). Insects of the Dansey ecological district (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Conservation, New Zealand. ISBN 0-478-01285-3. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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[Philpott-1] 1 2 Philpott, Alfred (1927). "N.Z. Lepidoptera: Notes and Descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 703. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[Clarke_1934-2] Clarke, Charles E. (1934). "The Lepidoptera of the Te Anau-Manapouri Lakes Districts". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 63: 116. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[Patrick,_1991-3] Patrick, B.H. (1991). Insects of the Dansey ecological district (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Conservation, New Zealand. ISBN 0-478-01285-3. Retrieved 23 December 2015.