Biology:Aponotoreas orphnaea

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Short description: Species of moth

Aponotoreas orphnaea
Aponotoreas orphnaea male.jpg
Male specimen
Aponotoreas orphnaea female.jpg
Female specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Tribe: Hydriomenini
Genus: Aponotoreas
Species:
A. orphnaea
Binomial name
Aponotoreas orphnaea
(Meyrick, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pasithea orphnaea Meyrick, 1883
  • (Meyrick, 1883) Notoreas orphnaea

Aponotoreas orphnaea is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 as Pasithea orphnaea.[4] Meyrick collected the type specimen of A. orphnaea in January of that year near the summit of Ben Lomond at 1700 metres.[4] This moth subsequently became known as Notoreas orphnaea after Meyrick renamed the genus Pasithea as Notoreas when he became aware of that Pasithea was preoccupied.[5] In 1986 R. C. Craw described the new genus Aponotoreas and included A. orphnaea within it.[3]

Distribution and habitat

A. orphnaea has been observed in the high alpine zone of Central Otago in wetland habitat.[6][7] A. orphnaea has also been found in alpine grassland habitat.[8] It is regarded as being locally common on land covered by Mount Aspiring Station.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Aponotoreas orphnaea (Meyrick, 1883)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/084a2a94-5ca4-403e-871c-63b7cf8455cb. 
  2. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 170–171. ISSN 0111-5383. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/49008/FNZ14Dugdale1988150.pdf. Retrieved 6 February 2017. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Craw, R. C. (1986-01-01). "Review of the genus Notoreas (sensu auctorum) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13 (1): 131–140. doi:10.1080/03014223.1986.10422654. ISSN 0301-4223. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Meyrick, Edward (1883). "A monograph of New Zealand Geometrina" (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 16: 49–113. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105242#page/131/mode/1up. 
  5. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Notes on the Nomenclature of New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 18: 184. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22765#page/218/mode/1up. 
  6. ↑ "Obelisk Station Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report - Part 4". Land Information New Zealand. December 2010. p. 10. http://www.linz.govt.nz/crown-property/crown-pastoral-land/status-and-location-crown-pastoral-land/obelisk. 
  7. ↑ Patrick, B. H.; Barratt, B. I. P.; Ward, J. B.; McLellan, I. D. (1993). Insects of the Waipori Ecological District. 16. 33. ISBN 978-0478014815. http://www.stoneflies.org.nz/Fact_Sheets/references/Patrick_et_al_1993.pdf. Retrieved 2017-02-06. 
  8. ↑ Mark, A. F.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Patrick, B. H.; Barratt, B. I. P.; Loh, G.; McSweeney, G. D.; Meurk, C. D.; Timmins, S. M. et al. (1989-12-01). "An ecological survey of the central part of the Eyre Ecological District, northern Southland, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 19 (4): 349–384. doi:10.1080/03036758.1989.10421841. ISSN 0303-6758. 
  9. ↑ "Mt Aspiring Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report - Part 1". Land Information New Zealand. November 2005. p. 91. http://www.linz.govt.nz/crown-property/crown-pastoral-land/status-and-location-crown-pastoral-land/mt-aspiring-station. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13879142 entry




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