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Heloxycanus

Heloxycanus
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Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Heloxycanus
Dugdale, 1994[2]
Species:
H. patricki
Binomial name
Heloxycanus patricki
Dugdale, 1994[1]

Heloxycanus patricki, also known as the sphagnum porina moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae, the ghost moths. It is the only member of the genus Heloxycanus. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been classified as having the status of "At Risk, Declining" by the Department of Conservation.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZIB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Heloxycanus Dugdale, 1994". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

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