Eugennaea

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Eugennaea
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Eugennaea laquearia
Scientific classification
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Eugennaea

Meyrick, 1915
Species:
E. laquearia
Binomial name
Eugennaea laquearia
(Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Decadarchis laquearia Meyrick, 1914

Eugennaea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[2][3] It was described in 1914 by Edward Meyrick.[4] The genus contains only one species, Eugennaea laquearia, which is endemic to New Zealand.[5][6] Meyrick described the species from specimens collected by George Vernon Hudson on Nīkau stems at Kaeo in January.[4]

Description of species

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark purple-fuscous, with light-blue reflections. The hindwings are dark fuscous with bronzy reflections.[4]

References

  1. Species of New Zealand Lepidoptera
  2. No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 464, Wikidata Q45922947
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eugennaea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Meyrick, Edward (1914). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eugennaea laquearia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  6. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

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