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Proterodesma

Proterodesma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. All the species in this genus are endemic to New Zealand.

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Proterodesma
Proterodesma turbotti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Tineinae
Genus: Proterodesma
Meyrick, 1909

Proterodesma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.12 All the species in this genus are endemic to New Zealand.3

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Proterodesma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 63. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. "Proterodesma Meyrick, 1909". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-02-15.