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Micro-Moths of New Zealand's Kauri Kingdom

This guide aims to illustrate the diverse range of micro-moths recorded from New Zealand's upper North Island.
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Shy Cosmet Moth 1
Limnaecia phragmitella
Pyroderces deamatella 2
Pyroderces apparitella 3
Pyroderces aellotricha 4
Sagephora felix 4
Sagephora phortegella 5
Archyala paraglypta 6
Amphixystis hapsimacha 7
Astrogenes insignita 8
Crypsitricha generosa 6
Crypsitricha pharotoma 6
Crypsitricha stereota 9
Crypsitricha roseata 10
Crypsitricha mesotypa 2
Endophthora omogramma 6
Gymnobathra dinocosma 2
Gymnobathra calliploca 11
Gymnobathra omphalota 5
Gymnobathra hyetodes 4
Gymnobathra bryaula 12
Lathicrossa leucocentra 13
Hierodoris huia 14
Hierodoris atychioides 14
Izatha blepharidota 6
Izatha attactella 15
Hierodoris iophanes 14
Hierodoris stella 6
Izatha caustopa 16
Izatha epiphanes 15
Izatha dasydisca 6
Izatha metadelta 17
Izatha mesoschista 4
Izatha hudsoni 2
Izatha minimira 18
Green lichen tuft moth 4
Izatha peroneanella
Thamnosara sublitella 9
Izatha phaeoptila 9
Capua semiferana 4
Catamacta alopecana 19
Cabbage Tree Bell Moth 20
Catamacta lotinana
Barea exarcha 21
Barea confusella 22
Corocosma memorabilis 20
Eulechria zophoessa 23
White-shouldered House Moth 24
Endrosis sarcitrella
Brown House Moth 25
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Tachystola hemisema 26
Phaeosaces compsotypa 4
Sphyrelata amotella 17
Ruddy Streak 27
Tachystola acroxantha
Elachista ombrodoca 21
Elachista gerasmia 4
Circoxena ditrocha 28
Chenopod Casebearer 29
Coleophora versurella
Batrachedra agaura 2
Batrachedra arenosella 30
Batrachedra psithyra 17
Leather-leaf Spore-eater 31
Calicotis crucifera
Paramorpha marginata 20
Bactra noteraula 32
Argyroploce chlorosaris 14
Cotton Tipworm Moth 33
Crocidosema plebejana
Zapyrastra calliphana 5
Apoctena orthropis 27
Lesser Wax Moth 34
Achroia grisella
Gauna aegusalis 35
Ephestiopsis oenobarella 33
Stored Grain Moth 36
Aglossa caprealis
Macarostola ida 33
Azalea Leafminer Moth 37
Caloptilia azaleella
Caloptilia chalcodelta 38
Caloptilia linearis 14
Glyphipterix scintelella 8
Tingena basella 39
Tingena penthalea 6
Orocrambus siriellus 40
Orocrambus enchophorus 41
Leucotenes coprosmae 27
Lucerne Leafroller Moth 33
Clepsis divulsana
Clepsis leucaniana 18
Pyrgotis calligypsa 38
Pyrgotis zygiana 6
Scoparia rotuella 42
Eudonia ustiramis 43
Wool Moth 44
Monopis icterogastra
Prothinodes lutata 38
Tephrosara cimmeria 10
Lysiphragma mixochlora 9
Habrophila compseuta 10
Large Pale Clothes Moth 45
Tinea pallescentella
Tinea (s.l.) conspecta 4
Tinea conspecta
Tinea (s.l.) belonota 10
Tinea belonota
Tinea (s.l.) sphenocosma 10
Tinea sphenocosma
Zapyrastra stellata 46
Mnesictena flavidalis 47
Udea marmarina 21
Trithamnora certella 6
Scoparia chalicodes 48
Sarisophora leucoscia 49
Red Clover Casebearer Moth 50
Coleophora deauratella

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