Eugennaea Explained

Eugennaea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.^{[1] [2]} It was described in 1914 by Edward Meyrick.^[3] The genus contains only one species, Eugennaea laquearia, which is endemic to New Zealand.^{[4] [5]} Meyrick described the species from specimens collected by George Vernon Hudson on Nīkau stems at Kaeo in January.

Description of species

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark purple-fuscous, with light-blue reflections. The hindwings are dark fuscous with bronzy reflections.

Notes and References

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2. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
3. Meyrick. Edward. 1914. Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. en. 46. 101–118. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
5. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 62. 13 February 2018. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127012448/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. dead.