Parienia

Parienia
Illustration of female P. mochlophorana
Illustration of male P. mochlophorana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Subfamily:	Olethreutinae
Tribe:	Grapholitini
Genus:	Parienia Berg, 1899
Species:	P. mochlophorana
Binomial name
Parienia mochlophorana (Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms[1][2]
Excoria mochlophorana Meyrick, 1882 Epiblemma aphrias (Meyrick, 1901) Epiblema aphrias Meyrick, 1901 Parienia aphrias (Meyrick, 1901) Eurythecta trimaculata Philpott, 1915 Parienia trimaculata (Philpott, 1915)

Parienia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.[3][4] This genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1881.[1] It consists of only one species,[5] Parienia mochlophorana, which is endemic to New Zealand.[6]

Habitat and host species

The larvae of this moth is semi-aquatic and can be found in and around seepages or on surface detritus near moist areas. The larvae pupates in turf. The larval hosts of this species of moth are likely to be plants or debris found in this moist habitat.[7]

References

1. Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 115–116. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
2. "Parienia mochlophorana (Meyrick, 1882) COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
3. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
4. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
5. "Parienia Berg, 1899". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
6. "Parienia mochlophorana (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
7. Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.