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Eugennaea laquearia | |
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Genus: | Eugennaea Meyrick, 1915
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Species: | E. laquearia
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Eugennaea laquearia | |
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Eugennaea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [2] [3] It was described in 1914 by Edward Meyrick. [4] The genus contains only one species, Eugennaea laquearia, which is endemic to New Zealand. [5] [6] Meyrick described the species from specimens collected by George Vernon Hudson on Nīkau stems at Kaeo in January. [4]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark purple-fuscous, with light-blue reflections. The hindwings are dark fuscous with bronzy reflections. [4]
Eugennaea | |
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Eugennaea laquearia | |
Scientific classification | |
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Genus: | Eugennaea Meyrick, 1915
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Species: | E. laquearia
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Eugennaea laquearia | |
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Eugennaea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [2] [3] It was described in 1914 by Edward Meyrick. [4] The genus contains only one species, Eugennaea laquearia, which is endemic to New Zealand. [5] [6] Meyrick described the species from specimens collected by George Vernon Hudson on Nīkau stems at Kaeo in January. [4]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark purple-fuscous, with light-blue reflections. The hindwings are dark fuscous with bronzy reflections. [4]