Campbellana
Sign in to saveCampbellana is a genus of moths of the Carposinidae family, containing only one species, Campbellana attenuata. This species is endemic to the Campbell Islands of New Zealand.
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It is catalogued under topics including Commons link is the pagename, Copromorphoidea and Endemic moths of New Zealand.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Carposinidae
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- Campbellana attenuata holotype.jpg
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- Campbellana
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- Campbellana attenuata
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Campbellana is a genus of moths of the Carposinidae family, containing only one species, Campbellana attenuata. This species is endemic to the Campbell Islands of New Zealand.
== Taxonomy == thumb|Campbell Island landscape Campbellana and its only species C. attenuata were first described by J. T. Salmon and J. D. Bradley in 1956 using material collected by J. H. Sorensen at Campbell Island in August. Campbellana was originally placed in Yponomeutidae but was transferred to Carposinidae in 1971 by John S. Dugdale. The holotype of C. attenuata is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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