Xanadoses: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Cecidosidae
Genus
Xanadoses
Species
Scientific Name
Xanadoses

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Xanadoses

Xanadoses is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cecidosidae. It contains a single species, Xanadoses nielseni, which is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North and South Islands. X. nielseni is also known by the common name Kamahi bark scribbler. The larval host of this species is Pterophylla sylvicola, Pterophylla sylvicola, Nothofagus fusca, Myrsine salicina, and Quintinia serrata. The larvae mine the bark of the tree leaving "scribble" patterns in the bark.

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