Protithona potamias

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Protithona potamias
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Protithona
Species:
P. potamias
Binomial name
Protithona potamias
(Meyrick, 1909)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Eurythecta potamias Meyrick, 1909

Prothelymna potamias is a species of moth in the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1][2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Habitat and hosts

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Larvae of this species inhabits the riparian zone and is likely hosted by species of grass. It pupates in grasses.[4]

References

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