Biology:Tephrosara
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Tephrosara | |
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| Tephrosara cimmeria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Tephrosara Meyrick, 1915 |
| Species: | T. cimmeria
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| Binomial name | |
| Tephrosara cimmeria (Meyrick, 1914)[1]
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Tephrosara is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[2] It contains only one species, Tephrosara cimmeria, which is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3]
Description of species
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are elongate and rather dark grey. The tips of the scales are whitish and there are two ochreous-brown longitudinal lines. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tephrosara cimmeria (Meyrick, 1914)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/bd243bda-f135-4ad2-9848-4977400dbbe4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 65. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ , p. 464, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1914). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 46: 101–118. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3296983. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q18522063 entry
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