''Archyala'' is a
genus
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of
moth
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s belonging to the
family
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Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...
.
This genus is
endemic
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to
New Zealand
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. ''Archyala'' was first described by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...
in 1889.
Species
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Archyala culta''
Philpott, 1931
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Archyala lindsayi''
(Philpott, 1927)
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Archyala opulenta''
Philpott, 1926
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Archyala pagetodes''
(Meyrick, 1911)
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Archyala paraglypta''
Meyrick, 1889
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Archyala pentazyga''
Meyrick, 1915
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Archyala terranea''
(Butler, 1879)
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Archyala tigrina''
Philpott, 1930
References
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Tineidae
Moths of New Zealand
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Tineidae genera
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
Endemic moths of New Zealand
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