Reductoderces cawthronella
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Reductoderces cawthronella (Philpott, 1921)
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Reductoderces cawthronella is a moth of the Psychidae family.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1921. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1921, using specimens collected at Botanical Hill in Nelson, and named Taleporia cawthronella.[2][3] This species was illustrated and discussed in 1928 by George Hudson. The male holotype is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[3]
References
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Alfred Philpott (1921). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 337โ342. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q59640501.
- ^ a b Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 69. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.