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Micro-Moths of New Zealand's Kauri Kingdom

This guide aims to illustrate the diverse range of micro-moths recorded from New Zealand's upper North Island.
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Gymnobathra flavidella 1
Hierodoris tygris 2
Hierodoris illita 3
Izatha austera 4
Izatha balanophora 5
Izatha churtoni 6
Sabatinca doroxena 7
White-tipped Clover Casebearer 8
Coleophora alcyonipennella
Isonomeutis restincta 9
Poison Hemlock Moth 10
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Eutorna symmorpha 11
Phaeosaces coarctatella 12
Elachista physalodes 13
Tingena ancogramma 14
Tingena compsogramma 1
Barea consignatella 7
Trachypepla festiva 14
Trachypepla galaxias 15
Trachypepla leucoplanetis 13
Tingena ombrodella 13
Trachypepla protochlora 5
Common Hebe Plume Moth 16
Amblyptilia falcatalis
Chrysorthenches polita 9
Lecithocera micromela 17
Yellow Featherfoot 5
Stathmopoda skelloni
Orchard Featherfoot 13
Stathmopoda horticola
Stathmopoda trimolybdias 13
Eudonia choristis 18
Eudonia colpota 19
Scoparia illota 20
Eudonia leucogramma 3
Eudonia steropaea 21
Eudonia zophochlaena 1
Glaucocharis elaina 1
Glaucocharis holanthes 5
Scoparia halopis 22
Zealandopterix zonodoxa 13
Mnesarchella fusilella 23
Trachypepla euryleucota 24
Trachypepla hieropis 9
Trachypepla aspidephora 23
Trachypepla contritella 16
Trachypepla amphileuca 15
Trachypepla conspicuella 22
Heterocrossa contactella 25
Heterocrossa gonosemana 26
Heterocrossa exochana 3
Raspberry Bud Moth 27
Heterocrossa rubophaga
Tingena xanthomicta 26
Tingena eumenopa 28
Tingena hemimochla 23
Tingena innotella 26
Tingena hoplodesma 23
Heliozela cf. catoptrias 1
Heliozela catoptrias
Kamahi Bark Scribbler 29
Xanadoses nielseni
Stigmella aigialeia 15
Stigmella hoheriae 1
Stigmella cypracma 30
Senecio Leaf Miner Moth 31
Stigmella ogygia
Stigmella sophorae 32
Australian Bag Moth 33
Cebysa leucotelus
Lepidoscia lainodes 34
Lepidoscia heliochares 35
Scoriodyta conisalia 36
Titoki moth 37
Vanicela disjunctella
Wattle Leafminer 1
Parectopa alysidota
Eucalyptus Leafminer 1
Acrocercops laciniella
Kauri Leafminer 1
Acrocercops leucocyma
Kamahi Leafminer 38
Caloptilia chrysitis
Karamu Leafminer 15
Corythoxestis zorionella
Pseudopanax Leafminer 13
Eumetriochroa panacitorsens
Titoki Miner 15
Conopomorpha cyanospila
Macarostola miniella 39
Dryadaula castanea 5
Eschatotypa melichrysa 38
Sagephora exsanguis 40
Dryadaula myrrhina 9
Gold-flecked Dryadaula 1
Dryadaula pactolia
Eschatotypa derogatella 1
Erechthias capnitis 41
Erechthias indicans 27
Erechthias hemiclistra 42
Erechthias chasmatias 1
Erechthias crypsimima 1
Erechthias acrodina 41
Erechthias stilbella 43
Erechthias terminella 4
Monopis argillacea 44
Monopis dimorphella 45
Monopis ornithias 13
Pittosporum plume 46
Pterophorus furcatalis
Araliad plume 35
Pterophorus monospilalis
Tingena chloradelpha 16
Asterivora antigrapha 28
Asterivora chatuidea 47
Asterivora colpota 21
Tingena plagiatella 13
Tingena actinias 26
Cryptolechia rhodobapta 7
Cosmopterix attenuatella 1

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