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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Eudonia characta ¹

Eudonia chlamydota ²

Eudonia dinodes ³

Eudonia dochmia ⁴

Eudonia hemiplaca ⁵

Eudonia leptalaea ⁶

Little Orange-Spot Scoparia ⁷
Eudonia minualis

Eudonia octophora ³

Eudonia periphanes ⁸

Eudonia philerga ⁹

Eudonia pongalis ¹⁰

Sod Webworm ¹¹
Eudonia sabulosella

Sod Webworm ¹¹
Eudonia submarginalis

Eudonia trivirgata ¹²

Antiscopa epicomia ¹³

Golden-brown Fern Moth ¹⁴
Musotima nitidalis

Nikau Palm Moth ¹⁵
Doxophyrtis hydrocosma

Proditrix gahniae ¹⁶

Proditrix tetragona ¹⁶

Chrysorthenches drosochalca ¹¹

Gymnobathra tholodella ¹⁷

Kowhai Seed Moth ¹⁷
Stathmopoda aposema

Olearia Skeletoniser ¹⁸
Agriophara colligatella

Donacostola notabilis ¹⁹

Tarata Flat Moth ⁶
Nymphostola galactina

Trachypepla indolescens ²⁰

Tingena armigerella ¹⁶

Tingena chrysogramma ¹⁶

Tingena clarkei ⁷

Atomotricha isogama ²¹

Microcolona limodes ¹¹

Coleophora mayrella ²²

Dusky Scuttler ²³
Opogona omoscopa

Erechthias chionodira ²⁴

Lysiphragma epixyla ⁵

Bird Nest Moth ²⁵
Monopis crocicapitella

Dead Sheep Moth ²⁶
Monopis ethelella

Lepidoscia protorna ²⁷

Common Bag Moth ²¹
Liothula omnivora

Vagrant Twitcher ¹¹
Tebenna micalis

Asterivora combinatana ⁸

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Micro-Moths of New Zealand's Kauri Kingdom

Little Orange-Spot Scoparia 7 Eudonia minualis

Sod Webworm 11 Eudonia sabulosella

Sod Webworm 11 Eudonia submarginalis

Golden-brown Fern Moth 14 Musotima nitidalis

Nikau Palm Moth 15 Doxophyrtis hydrocosma

Kowhai Seed Moth 17 Stathmopoda aposema

Olearia Skeletoniser 18 Agriophara colligatella

Tarata Flat Moth 6 Nymphostola galactina

Dusky Scuttler 23 Opogona omoscopa

Bird Nest Moth 25 Monopis crocicapitella

Dead Sheep Moth 26 Monopis ethelella

Common Bag Moth 21 Liothula omnivora

Vagrant Twitcher 11 Tebenna micalis