Eschatotypa melichrysa
Eschatotypa melichrysa is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880.[3][4] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] Meyrick regarded them as common in Wellington and Dunedin, in December and January.[3] He obtained specimens from beating forest growth.[3]
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References
- "Eschatotypa melichrysa Meyrick, 1880". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- 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.
- Meyrick, Edward (1880). "Description of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5: 204–271. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.15879. ISSN 0370-047X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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