Lysiphragma howesii

Lysiphragma howesii is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Ambrose Quail in 1901. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

L. howseii was first described in 1901 by Ambrose Quail using adult specimens bred by George Howes in December 1899 at Invercargill. As at 1988 type specimens have not been located. This is a male specimen held at Te Papa collected by Howes at Invercargill in October 1900 however the collection of this specimen postdates the description of this species.

Description

Quail described the adult of this species as follows:

Hosts

The larval host plant of this species is ''Plagianthus betulinus.''