Opsitycha squalidella

Opsitycha squalidella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 and originally named Philobota squalidella.[3] In 2018 the species Borkhausenia morella was synonymised with this species.[1]

Opsitycha squalidella
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Opsitycha
Species:
O. squalidella
Binomial name
Opsitycha squalidella
(Meyrick, 1884)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Philobota squalidella Meyrick, 1884
  • Borkhausenia morella Hudson, 1939

References

  1. RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist. 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.
  2. "Opsitycha squalidella (Myerick, 1884)". nzinverts.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. E. Meyrick (1884). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. X. Oecophoridae (continued)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 8: 496. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.28677. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q56015274.


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