Theoxena scissaria

species of moth endemic to New Zealand
Taxon taxon Q13541584
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Summary

Theoxena scissaria is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Theoxena scissaria's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Theoxena scissaria is classified at the rank of species[3].
  • Theoxena scissaria is classified within Theoxena[4].
  • Theoxena scissaria is endemic to New Zealand[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Theoxena scissaria is Theoxena scissaria[6].
  • Theoxena scissaria's Commons category is recorded as Theoxena scissaria[7].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon synonym is recorded as Panagra scissaria[8].
  • Theoxena scissaria's has characteristic is recorded as positive phototaxis[9].
  • Theoxena scissaria's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. scissaria'}[10].
  • Theoxena scissaria's type locality is recorded as Christchurch[11].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon author citation is recorded as (Guenée, 1868)[12].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon author citation is recorded as (Guenee, 1868)[13].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon range is recorded as Central Otago[14].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon range is recorded as Mackenzie Basin[15].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon range is recorded as South Island[16].
  • Theoxena scissaria's taxon range is recorded as New Zealand[17].
  • Theoxena scissaria's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as nationally vulnerable[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Theoxena scissaria is Theoxena scissaria[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[3]. It is classified within Theoxena[4].

Distribution

Theoxena scissaria is endemic to New Zealand[5].

Identifiers

Theoxena scissaria's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 526988[19]. Theoxena scissaria's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 271753[20]. Theoxena scissaria's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1991530[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . nzor.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . nzor.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . nzor.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved . nzor.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . iNaturalist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . New Zealand Organisms Register. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → nationally vulnerable
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Theoxena
    Has characteristic → positive phototaxis
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