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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Chrysorthenches polita ¹

Glyphipterix scintelella ²

Protosynaema steropucha ³

Chrysorthenches glypharcha ⁴

Chrysorthenches porphyritis ⁵

Chrysorthenches virgata ²

Orthenches chlorocoma ⁶

Leuroperna sera ⁴

Diamondback Moth ⁷
Plutella xylostella

Glyphipterix tungella ⁴

Glyphipterix dichorda ⁸

Cocksfoot Moth ⁹
Glyphipterix simpliciella

Citrus Flower Moth ¹⁰
Prays nephelomima

Banksia Leaf-Miner ⁸
Stegommata sulfuratella

Broom Twig Miner ¹¹
Leucoptera spartifoliella

Stegommata leptomitella ⁴

Orthenches semifasciata ¹²

Glyphipterix leptosema ⁵

Zelleria ¹³

Morning-glory Leafminer Moth ¹⁴
Bedellia somnulentella

Cadmogenes literata ⁴

Cocksfoot stem borer ¹⁵
Glyphipterix achlyoessa

Glyphipterix erastis ²

Glyphipterix iocheaera ¹⁶

Glyphipterix oxymachaera ¹⁷

Glyphipterix zelota ⁴

Nikau Palm Moth ¹⁸
Doxophyrtis hydrocosma

Proditrix gahniae ⁵

Proditrix tetragona ⁵

Chrysorthenches drosochalca ⁴

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Micro-Moths of New Zealand's Kauri Kingdom

Diamondback Moth 7 Plutella xylostella

Cocksfoot Moth 9 Glyphipterix simpliciella

Citrus Flower Moth 10 Prays nephelomima

Banksia Leaf-Miner 8 Stegommata sulfuratella

Broom Twig Miner 11 Leucoptera spartifoliella

Morning-glory Leafminer Moth 14 Bedellia somnulentella

Cocksfoot stem borer 15 Glyphipterix achlyoessa

Nikau Palm Moth 18 Doxophyrtis hydrocosma