Prepalla austrina is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914 under the name Saropla austrina. Meyrick later moved the species into the genus Oxythecta. However in 1997 its taxonomy was reconsidered by Ian Francis Bell Common and the species was included in the genus Prepalla.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand[3][1] and is present in Otago.[4] The host plant for this moth is Leucopogon fraseri.[5]
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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: | Prepalla |
| Species: | P. austrina
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References
edit- ^ a b "NZOR Name Details - Prepalla austrina (Meyrick, 1914)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b Hoare, Robert J. B. (24 December 2005). "Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechoidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 54: 1–102.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ "Conroys Road Inland Saline Wetland Complex". www.orc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ Patrick, B. H. (1992). "Supplement to the Lepidoptera of the Mackenzie Country with recommendations on their conservation". New Zealand Entomologist. 15 (1): 48–58. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.534.4540. doi:10.1080/00779962.1992.9722629.
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