''Dumbletonius'' is a genus of

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 of the

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Hepialidae The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exo ...

. There are two described species, both

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 ...

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. The genus was named in honour of

Lionel Jack Dumbleton Lionel Jack Dumbleton (1905 – 25 September 1976) was a New Zealand entomologist. He was born in Hampden, New Zealand and was a founding member of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. One of his most remarkable biological discoveries ...

Species

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Dumbletonius characterifer ''Dumbletonius characterifer'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. The wingspan is for males and for females. There is a complex ocellate pattern ...

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Dumbletonius unimaculata ''Dumbletonius unimaculata'' is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is host to the vegetable caterpillar fungus ''Ophiocordyceps robertsii''. Taxonomy This species was first described by J ...

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Hepialidae genera
Hepialidae Moths of New Zealand Exoporia genera Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Hepialidae-stub