Liothula omnivora Fereday, 1878 is a animal in the Psychidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Liothula omnivora Fereday, 1878

Liothula omnivora Fereday, 1878

Liothula omnivora, the common bag moth, is an endemic New Zealand psychid moth with multiple Māori names.

Family
Genus
Liothula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Liothula omnivora Fereday, 1878

Liothula omnivora Fereday, 1878, commonly called the common bag moth, is a psychid moth that is endemic to New Zealand. This species has several traditional Māori common names: tūngou ngou, whare atua (meaning 'house of the spirit'), and kopi (meaning 'shut'). In New Zealand, there are over 50 species in the Psychidae moth family, and at least two species belonging to the Liothula genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Psychidae Liothula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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