Xanadoses facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Xanadoses |
|
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: |
Cecidosidae
|
| Genus: |
Xanadoses
Hoare & Dugdale, 2003
|
| Species: |
X. nielseni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Xanadoses nielseni Hoare & Dugdale, 2003
|
|
Xanadoses is a genus of moths in the family Cecidosidae. It contains a single species, Xanadoses nielseni, which is endemic to New Zealand. X. nielseni is also known by the common name Kamahi bark scribbler.
Taxonomy
X. nielseni was described by Robert J. B. Hoare and John S. Dugdale in 2003. This species is named in honour of Ebbe Nielsen.
Description
X. nielsen is a small, dark coloured moth with dark metallic highlights on its wings.
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Xanadoses Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.