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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Capua semiferana ¹

Catamacta alopecana ²

Cabbage Tree Bell Moth ³
Catamacta lotinana

Bactra noteraula ⁴

Argyroploce chlorosaris ⁵

Cotton Tipworm Moth ⁶
Crocidosema plebejana

Apoctena orthropis ⁷

Leucotenes coprosmae ⁷

Lucerne Leafroller Moth ⁶
Clepsis divulsana

Clepsis leucaniana ⁸

Pyrgotis calligypsa ⁹

Pyrgotis zygiana ¹⁰

Dipterina imbriferana ¹

Ecclitica torogramma ¹¹

Codling Moth ¹²
Cydia pomonella

Holocola zopherana ¹⁰

Holocola emplasta ¹⁰

Holocola parthenia ¹⁰

Oriental Fruit Moth ¹³
Grapholita molesta

Protithona fugitivana ¹⁴

Orange Fruit Borer ⁵
Isotenes miserana

Harmologa sisyrana ¹⁵

Strepsicrates infensa ¹⁶

Eucalyptus Leafroller Moth ¹⁶
Strepsicrates macropetana

Leather-leaf Star-Miner ³
Philocryptica polypodii

Holocola charopa ¹⁰

Tortrix incendiaria ⁵

Greenheaded Leafroller ¹⁷
Planotortrix octo

Guava Bud Moth ¹⁸
Strepsicrates ejectana

Cryptaspasma querula ¹

Gorse Pod Moth ¹
Cydia succedana

Light Brown Apple Moth ¹⁹
Epiphyas postvittana

Capua intractana ¹⁸

Catamacta gavisana ²⁰

Ctenopseustis fraterna ²¹

Ctenopseustis obliquana ¹⁴

Brindled Bell Moth ²²
Epalxiphora axenana

Ochetarcha miraculosa ²³

Greenheaded Leafroller ¹⁶
Planotortrix excessana

Blacklegged Leafroller ²⁴
Planotortrix notophaea

Pyrgotis arcuata ²⁵

Pyrgotis chrysomela ²⁶

Pyrgotis plagiatana ⁵

Pyrgotis plinthoglypta ⁷

Prothelymna niphostrota ²⁶

Cnephasia incessana ⁴

Lyre Moth ²⁷
Cnephasia jactatana

Apoctena conditana ⁴

Apoctena flavescens ²⁶

Apoctena orthocopa ²⁸

Apoctena tigris ²⁹

Lopharcha insolita ⁸

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Micro-Moths of New Zealand's Kauri Kingdom

Cabbage Tree Bell Moth 3 Catamacta lotinana

Cotton Tipworm Moth 6 Crocidosema plebejana

Lucerne Leafroller Moth 6 Clepsis divulsana

Codling Moth 12 Cydia pomonella

Oriental Fruit Moth 13 Grapholita molesta

Orange Fruit Borer 5 Isotenes miserana

Eucalyptus Leafroller Moth 16 Strepsicrates macropetana

Leather-leaf Star-Miner 3 Philocryptica polypodii

Greenheaded Leafroller 17 Planotortrix octo

Guava Bud Moth 18 Strepsicrates ejectana

Gorse Pod Moth 1 Cydia succedana

Light Brown Apple Moth 19 Epiphyas postvittana

Brindled Bell Moth 22 Epalxiphora axenana

Greenheaded Leafroller 16 Planotortrix excessana

Blacklegged Leafroller 24 Planotortrix notophaea

Lyre Moth 27 Cnephasia jactatana