OECOPHORIDAE: Concealer Moths ⁵

Trachypepla protochlora (Meyrick, 1883). Endemic. Local & Uncommon.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁵

The perfect insect appears from November to February and frequents native forest.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) bikingbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2. (c) dr_robert, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by dr_robert
3. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_23_MA_I437892_TePapa_Plate-XXXI-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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