Thambotricha vates
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Thambotricha is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. Its sole known species, Thambotricha vates, is also known by the vernacular name wonder-haired prophet. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.
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It is catalogued under topics including Endangered biota of New Zealand, Endemic moths of New Zealand and Epermeniidae.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- taxon author citation
- Meyrick, 1922
- type locality (biology)
- Wellington
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- New Zealand
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- wonder-haired prophet
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- Thambotricha vates
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- T. vates
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- New Zealand
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Thambotricha is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. Its sole known species, Thambotricha vates, is also known by the vernacular name wonder-haired prophet. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.
== Taxonomy and etymology == T. vates was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1922 from a specimen collected in Wellington in March by Charles Edwin Clarke. George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species in his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. The vernacular name of this species, "wonder-haired prophet", comes from a translation of its Latin name. The name is as a result of the male having very long hairs on its antenna. The male holotype specimen of T. vates is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
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