Parectopa leucocyma (Meyrick, 1889:184)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Gracilaria leucocyma Meyrick, 1889:184 (original combination); Macarostola leucocyma (Meyrick, 1889:184)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1889 or before
Rediscovered in 1958
Distribution
New Zealand
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Meyrick, Edward. (1889). Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 21: 154-188.
Other references:
Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn. 386 pp.
Wise, Keith A. J. (1962). Parectopa leucocyma (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) rediscovered as a leaf-miner of kauri (Agathis australis Salisb.). Trans. R. Soc. N.Z. Zool. 1(31): 373-375.