Parienia

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Parienia
File:Fig 7 MA I437626 TePapa Plate-XXVII-The-butterflies full (cropped).jpg
Illustration of female P. mochlophorana
File:Fig 6 MA I437626 TePapa Plate-XXVII-The-butterflies full (cropped).jpg
Illustration of male P. mochlophorana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Tribe: Grapholitini
Genus: Parienia
Berg, 1899
Species:
P. mochlophorana
Binomial name
Parienia mochlophorana
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Parienia aphrias Excoria mochlophorana
  • Meyrick, 1882 (Meyrick, 1901)
  • (Meyrick, 1901) Eurythecta trimaculata
  • Epiblema aphrias Philpott, 1915
  • Epiblemma aphrias Meyrick, 1901
  • (Philpott, 1915) Parienia trimaculata

Parienia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.[3][4] This genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1881.[1] It consists of only one species,[5] Parienia mochlophorana, which is endemic to New Zealand.[6]

Habitat and host species

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The larvae of this moth is semi-aquatic and can be found in and around seepages or on surface detritus near moist areas. The larvae pupates in turf. The larval hosts of this species of moth are likely to be plants or debris found in this moist habitat.[7]

References

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