Chrysorthenches phyllocladi: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Plutellidae
- Genus
- Chrysorthenches
- Species
- Chrysorthenches phyllocladi
- Scientific Name
- Chrysorthenches phyllocladi
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Chrysorthenches phyllocladi
Chrysorthenches phyllocladi is a species of moth in the family Plutellidae. It was first described by John S. Dugdale in 1996. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. The larvae of this species feed on Phyllocladus alpinus. Adults have been observed on the wing in February, April and November.
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