Grypotheca triangularis

Grypotheca triangularis is a moth of the Psychidae family.[1] It was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930 under the name Talaeporia triangularis.[2] In 1987 John S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Grypotheca. It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Grypotheca triangularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Grypotheca
Species:
G. triangularis
Binomial name
Grypotheca triangularis
(Philpott, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Talaeporia triangularis Philpott, 1930

References

  1. "Grypotheca triangularis (Philpott, 1930)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New species of Lepidoptera in the collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1 (1): 1–16 via BUGZ.
  3. Dugdale, John S. (1987-01-01). "A new genus for G. V. Hudson's "curved case moth" (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 9 (1): 107–115. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722502.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.