Leptocroca asphaltis
Species of moth
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Leptocroca asphaltis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.
| Leptocroca asphaltis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Leptocroca |
| Species: | L. asphaltis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptocroca asphaltis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gallery
- Watercolour by George Hudson, c. 1927
- Leptocroca asphaltis observed at Waikouaiti, East Otago