Mnesarchella is a genus of "New Zealand primitive moths" in the family Mnesarchaeidae.[1][2] This genus is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Mnesarchella
Mnesarchella acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Mnesarchaeidae
Genus: Mnesarchella
Gibbs, 2019[1]

Taxonomy edit

This genus was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019.[2]

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Mnesarchella Gibbs, 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ a b c George W. Gibbs; Niels Peder Kristensen (28 May 2019). Mnesarchaeidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea) (PDF) (in English and Māori). Vol. 78. Lincoln: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. pp. 1–105. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.78. ISBN 978-0-947525-60-6. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q104802925. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2021. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)