Gymnobathra sarcoxantha

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Oecophoridae

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Gymnobathra sarcoxantha
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha is found only in New Zealand. Scientists think it may actually belong to a different genus.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Researchers have suggested this species might be placed in another genus.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in New Zealand and nowhere else.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The moth is endemic to New Zealand.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Gymnobathra sarcoxantha photo 3
Photo: wild_wind, CC BY
Gymnobathra sarcoxantha photo 4
Photo: Possums' End, CC BY
Gymnobathra sarcoxantha photo 5
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA
Gymnobathra sarcoxantha photo 6
Photo: Steve Kerr, CC BY

Same family (Oecophoridae)

Brown House MothBrown House MothHofmannophila pseudospretellaCan damage your homeOrange-headed Callima MothOrange-headed Callima MothCallima argenticinctellaWhite-shouldered House MothWhite-shouldered House MothEndrosis sarcitrellaCan damage your homeSuzuki's Promalactis MothSuzuki's Promalactis MothPromalactis suzukiellaRuddy StreakRuddy StreakTachystola acroxanthaIzatha huttoniiIzatha huttoniiIzatha huttonii

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnobathra_sarcoxantha

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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