Lysiphragma epixyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Lysiphragma
Species:
L. epixyla
Binomial name
Lysiphragma epixyla

Lysiphragma epixyla is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 using specimens collected from Wellington, Lake Wakatipu and Invercargill in December and January.[3][4] Meyrick notes that this moth can usually be found at rest on tree trunks.[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Hosts

The larvae of this species feed on dead wood.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lysiphragma epixyla Meyrick, 1888". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Descriptions on New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 77–106 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lysiphragma epixyla Meyrick, 1888". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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