Labdia anarithma
species of moth, native to Australia and New Zealand
Labdia anarithma is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in New Zealand and throughout Australia. Adults are on the wing from December to March and are day flying. They have been collected by sweeping bracken fern.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 and named Proterocosma anarithma. In 1897 Meyrick placed this species within the genus Pyroderces. This species was then placed in the genus Labdia in 1927 by A. Jefferis Turner. This placement was confirmed in 1996 in the Checklist of Australian Lepidoptera. The lectotype specimen, collected in New Plymouth by Meyrick, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
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