''Archyala'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s belonging to the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. This genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

. ''Archyala'' was first described by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...

in 1889.

Species

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Archyala culta ''Archyala culta'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation. This species has only been collected at Opoho and is only known from ...

'' Philpott, 1931 *''

Archyala lindsayi ''Archyala lindsayi'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation. Taxonomy This species was described by Alfred Philp ...

'' (Philpott, 1927) *''

Archyala opulenta ''Archyala opulenta'' is a species of moth of the family Tineidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand has been found in the upper Maitai Valley in Nelson as well as in Northland. The larvae of this species are associated with endemic bat spe ...

'' Philpott, 1926 *''

Archyala pagetodes ''Archyala'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. ''Archyala'' was first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Ma ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''

Archyala paraglypta ''Amphixystis paraglypta'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is endemic to New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It con ...

'' Meyrick, 1889 *''

Archyala pentazyga ''Archyala pentazyga'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 using a specimen provided by George Vernon Hudson. Hudson collected the specimen at Days Bay in Wellington in January. It is endemic to ...

'' Meyrick, 1915 *''

Archyala terranea ''Archyala terranea'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. This species has been recorded as being on the wing from December to February. ...

'' (Butler, 1879) *''

Archyala tigrina ''Archyala'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. ''Archyala'' was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. Species *'' Archyala culta'' Philpott, 1931 *'' Archyala lindsayi'' (Philpott, 1 ...

'' Philpott, 1930

References

* * Tineidae Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Tineidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Tineidae-stub