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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Eschatotypa melichrysa ¹

Sagephora exsanguis ²

Eschatotypa derogatella ³

Erechthias capnitis ⁴

Erechthias indicans ⁵

Erechthias hemiclistra ⁶

Erechthias chasmatias ³

Erechthias crypsimima ³

Erechthias acrodina ⁴

Erechthias stilbella ⁷

Erechthias terminella ⁸

Monopis argillacea ⁹

Monopis dimorphella ¹⁰

Monopis ornithias ¹

Sagephora felix ³

Sagephora phortegella ¹¹

Archyala paraglypta ¹²

Amphixystis hapsimacha ¹³

Astrogenes insignita ¹⁴

Crypsitricha generosa ¹²

Crypsitricha pharotoma ¹²

Crypsitricha stereota ¹⁵

Crypsitricha roseata ¹⁶

Crypsitricha mesotypa ⁵

Endophthora omogramma ¹²

Wool Moth ¹⁷
Monopis icterogastra

Prothinodes lutata ¹⁸

Tephrosara cimmeria ¹⁶

Lysiphragma mixochlora ¹⁵

Habrophila compseuta ¹⁶

Large Pale Clothes Moth ¹⁹
Tinea pallescentella

Tinea (s.l.) conspecta ³
Tinea conspecta

Tinea (s.l.) belonota ¹⁶
Tinea belonota

Tinea (s.l.) sphenocosma ¹⁶
Tinea sphenocosma

Trithamnora certella ¹²

Parochmastis hilderi ⁴

Case-bearing Clothes Moth ²⁰
Tinea pellionella

Opogona comptella ¹⁷

Bran moth ³
Lindera tessellatella

Erechthias exospila ¹⁴

Eugennaea laquearia ¹⁶

Crypsitricha agriopa ¹²

Thallostoma eurygrapha ¹⁶

Dusky Scuttler ²¹
Opogona omoscopa

Erechthias chionodira ²²

Lysiphragma epixyla ²³

Bird Nest Moth ²⁴
Monopis crocicapitella

Dead Sheep Moth ²⁵
Monopis ethelella

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Micro-Moths of New Zealand's Kauri Kingdom

Wool Moth 17 Monopis icterogastra

Large Pale Clothes Moth 19 Tinea pallescentella

Tinea (s.l.) conspecta 3 Tinea conspecta

Tinea (s.l.) belonota 16 Tinea belonota

Tinea (s.l.) sphenocosma 16 Tinea sphenocosma

Case-bearing Clothes Moth 20 Tinea pellionella

Bran moth 3 Lindera tessellatella

Dusky Scuttler 21 Opogona omoscopa

Bird Nest Moth 24 Monopis crocicapitella

Dead Sheep Moth 25 Monopis ethelella