Mnesarchella is a
genus
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of "
New Zealand
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primitive
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s" in the family Mnesarchaeidae.
This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This genus was first described by
George William Gibbs in 2019.
Species
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Mnesarchella acuta''
(Philpott, 2019)
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Mnesarchella dugdalei''
Gibbs, 2019
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Mnesarchella falcata''
Gibbs, 2019
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Mnesarchella fusilella''
(Walker, 1864)
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Mnesarchella hamadelpha''
(Meyrick, 1888)
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Mnesarchella loxoscia''
(Meyrick, 1888)
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Mnesarchella ngahuru''
Gibbs, 2019
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Mnesarchella philpotti''
Gibbs, 2019
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Mnesarchella stellae''
Gibbs, 2019
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Mnesarchella vulcanica''
Gibbs, 2019
References
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Moths of New Zealand
Mnesarchaeoidea
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Moth genera
Taxa named by George William Gibbs
Endemic moths of New Zealand