Atomotricha

Atomotricha is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae.[2] It was circumscribed in 1883 by Edward Meyrick.[1] The species within this genus are all endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Atomotricha
Atomotricha isogama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Atomotricha
Meyrick, 1883
Type species
Atomotricha ommatias
Meyrick, 1883
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachysara Meyrick, 1883

As of 2017, it consists of the following species:[1]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Atomotricha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 90. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021.
  3. "Atomotricha Meyrick, 1883". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  • "Atomotricha". Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  • Savela, Markku. "Atomotricha". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 13 September 2017.


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