Orthenches chlorocoma: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Plutellidae
- Genus
- Orthenches
- Species
- Orthenches chlorocoma
- Scientific Name
- Orthenches chlorocoma
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Orthenches chlorocoma
Orthenches chlorocoma is a moth of the family Plutellidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands. The larvae of this species feed on native broom species in the genus Carmichaelia including Carmichaelia australis. Adults are on the wing in September, October and February.
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