''Phaeosaces compsotypa'' is a species 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 ...

. It is endemic to

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 ...

. The species has been known as ''Cryptolechia compsotypa'' until ''

Phaeosaces ''Phaeosaces'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Depressariidae, endemic to New Zealand. It has been considered to be a synonym of ''Cryptolechia (moth), Cryptolechia'' until reinstated as a valid genus by John S. Dugdale (1988).Dugdale ...

'' was reinstated as a valid genus by John S. Dugdale in 1988.Dugdale, J.S. 1988: Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. ''Fauna of New Zealand'', (14
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[See p. 98; 'Note. ''Cryptolechia'' Zeller is based on ''C. straminella'' Zeller from South Africa, the ♂ genitalia of which bear no resemblance to those of New Zealand species (nor Nearctic species; see figures in Hodges 1974). ''Phaeosaces'' is available, and is here revived, as a generic name for New Zealand species']

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Moths of New Zealand Gelechioidea Endemic fauna of New Zealand Moths described in 1885 Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Gelechioidea-stub