Biology:Stathmopoda holochra
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Short description: Species of moth
Stathmopoda holochra | |
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Illustration of female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Stathmopodidae |
Genus: | Stathmopoda |
Species: | S. holochra
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Binomial name | |
Stathmopoda holochra Meyrick, 1889[1]
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Stathmopoda holochra is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 using specimens first collected at the Wellington Botanic Garden.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The larvae of this species feed on Phormium seed heads.[4]
Description
♀. 14mm. Head, palpi, antennas, and abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, slightly reddish-tinged. Legs pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, very narrow, broadest near base, long-pointed ; pale reddish-ochreous, unicolorous : cilia pale whitish-ochreous-gi'ey. Hind-wings pale whitish-grey, posteriorly ochreous-tinged ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous-grey.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q14740878 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stathmopoda holochra.
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