Paramorpha marginata

Paramorpha marginata
Male holotype specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Paramorpha
Species:
P. marginata
Binomial name
Paramorpha marginata
(Philpott, 1931)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Carposina marginata Philpott, 1931
  • Paramorpha heptacentra Meyrick, 1931

Paramorpha marginata is a species of moth in the family Carposinidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the northern parts of the North Island. It has been observed in the canopy of kanuka forest and has been collected and reared from leaf litter beneath Leucopogon fasciculatus. It is regarded as a rarely recorded species.

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