Lysiphragma epixyla: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Tineidae
- Genus
- Lysiphragma
- Species
- Lysiphragma epixyla
- Scientific Name
- Lysiphragma epixyla
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Lysiphragma epixyla
Lysiphragma epixyla is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands. It inhabits dense native forest. The larvae feed under the bark of dead pukatea, tree fuchsias, kapuka, hinau and beech trees in the genus Nothofagus. Adults are commonly on the wing from November until January. Adults can commonly be found resting on trunks of trees.
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