Lysiphragma argentaria

Lysiphragma argentaria is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. The family level classification is currently regarded as unsatisfactory and it is not correctly placed in the genus Lysiphragma. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is only found on Three Kings Islands. Adults are on the wing in April and are attracted to light. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by John Salmon in 1948 using a specimen collected by Graham Turbott on 22 April 1946 on Great Island at the Three Kings Islands. The family level classification of this endemic moth is regarded as unsatisfactory, and it is not correctly placed in the genus Lysiphragma. As such the species is currently also known as Lysiphragma ''argentaria''. The holotype specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Salmon described this species as follows:

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is only found on the Three Kings Islands.

Much of the biology of this species is unknown. This species is attracted to light. Adults of this species are on the wing in April.

The holotype specimen was collected on a "tea tree".

This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.