Rhathamictis nocturna: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Psychidae
- Genus
- Rhathamictis
- Species
- Rhathamictis nocturna
- Scientific Name
- Rhathamictis nocturna
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rhathamictis nocturna
Rhathamictis nocturna is a moth of the Psychidae family. This species was described by Charles Edwin Clarke in 1926. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in the Auckland region. Larvae of this species build small protective cases in which they hide and from which they feed. Adults have been observed on the wing in November and January.
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