Biology:Glaucocharis leucoxantha

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Short description: Species of moth

Glaucocharis leucoxantha
Glaucocharis leucoxantha female.jpg
Female
Glaucocharis leucoxantha male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Diptychophorini
Genus: Glaucocharis
Species:
G. leucoxantha
Binomial name
Glaucocharis leucoxantha
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Diptychophora leucoxantha Meyrick, 1882
  • (Meyrick, 1882) Pareromene leucoxantha

Glaucocharis leucoxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 and named Diptychophora leucoxantha.[3] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in 1883 and explained he based his description on one specimen collected in January near Lake Wakatipu.[4] The male holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13642870 entry