Phycomorpha metachrysa
Phycomorpha metachrysa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Copromorphidae |
Genus: | Phycomorpha |
Species: | P. metachrysa |
Binomial name | |
Phycomorpha metachrysa Meyrick, 1914[1] | |
Phycomorpha metachrysa is a moth of the Copromorphidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is 19–20 mm. Adults are dark green with raised scale-tufts on the forewings.
The larvae feed on Streblus species.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lepidoptera of New Zealand". Landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "The Weta 27: The Duke's Awful Dilemma (or, the DAD)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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