Phaeosaces coarctatella

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Phaeosaces coarctatella
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P. coarctatella
Binomial name
Phaeosaces coarctatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptolechia coarctatella Walker, 1864
  • Phaeosaces liochroa Meyrick, 1891
  • Cryptolechia liochroa (Meyrick, 1891)

Phaeosaces coarctatella is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae.[2][1]It is endemic to New Zealand.[3] The larvae are lichen browsers on branches. They use old wood-borer tunnels as a refuge.

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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: 1–264. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Phaeosaces coarctatella (Walker, 1864)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.


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