Thallostoma

Thallostoma
Scientific classification
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.[1][2] It contains only one species, Thallostoma eurygrapha, which is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 65. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thallostoma eurygrapha Meyrick, 1913". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ↑ 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 is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.