Protithona potamias

Protithona potamias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Protithona
Species:
P. potamias
Binomial name
Protithona potamias
(Meyrick, 1909)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Eurythecta potamias Meyrick, 1909

Prothelymna potamias is a species of moth in the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Habitat and hosts

Larvae of this species inhabits the riparian zone and is likely hosted by species of grass. It pupates in grasses.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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: 116. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. ^ "NZOR Name Details - Protithona potamias (Meyrick, 1909)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. ^ 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.


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