Leptocroca asphaltis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Leptocroca |
| Species: | L. asphaltis
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Gallery
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Watercolour by George Hudson, c. 1927 -
Leptocroca asphaltis observed at Waikouaiti, East Otago
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References
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- ^ a b "Leptocroca asphaltis (Meyrick, 1911)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ a b John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 96. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
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