Stathmopoda holochra

Stathmopoda holochra is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 using specimens first collected at the Wellington Botanic Garden.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The larvae of this species feed on Phormium seed heads.[3]

Stathmopoda holochra
Illustration of female
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S. holochra
Binomial name
Stathmopoda holochra

References

  1. "Stathmopoda holochra Meyrick, 1889". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 108. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  3. J. R. Grehan (January 1990). "Invertebrate survey of Somes Island (Matiu) and Mokopuna Island, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 13 (1): 62–75. doi:10.1080/00779962.1990.9722595. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54670113.


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