Cnephasia microbathra

Cnephasia microbathra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasia
Species:	C. microbathra
Binomial name
	Cnephasia microbathra; Meyrick, 1911

Cnephasia microbathra, also known as the brownshouldered leaf-tyer, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.^[1] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911 and named Cnephasia microbathra.^[2] However the placement of this species within the genus Cnephasia is in doubt.^[3] As a result, this species may be referred to as Cnephasia (s.l.) microbathra.^[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand can be found only in the South Island.^[3]^[4]

Behaviour

The larvae of this species fold and tie with silk the frond tips of its species to create a shelter.^[4] The larvae feed from this shelter and flick their waste out.^[4] The adult moth is on the wing from September to February.^[4]

References

^ ^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.
^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 120. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
^ ^a ^b "NZOR Name Details - Cnephasia microbathra Meyrick, 1911". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Andrew Crowe (2004). Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns: Featuring the unique caterpillars which feed on them. p. 31. ISBN 0-14-301924-4. Wikidata Q115211440.

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[NZIB-1] 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.

[Dugdale1988-2] John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 120. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.

[NZOR-3] "NZOR Name Details - Cnephasia microbathra Meyrick, 1911". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

[Crowe2004-4] Andrew Crowe (2004). Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns: Featuring the unique caterpillars which feed on them. p. 31. ISBN 0-14-301924-4. Wikidata Q115211440.

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