Biology:Epyaxa lucidata
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Short description: Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epyaxa |
| Species: | E. lucidata
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| Epyaxa lucidata (Walker, 1862)[1]
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Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 using material collected by Andrew Sinclair and named Larentia lucidata.[4][5] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[5]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Epyaxa lucidata (Walker, 1862)". Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/8407f6fa-c979-4890-8390-6a73b9c2d656.
- ↑ Craw, R. C. (2 February 2012). "Revision of the genus Helastia sensu stricto with description of a new genus (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14 (2): 269–293. doi:10.1080/03014223.1987.10422997.
- ↑ "Xanthorhoe practica Meyrick, 1911". https://www.nzor.org.nz/names/57575bf0-0d1a-47f4-ab56-fab766734709.
- ↑ Walker, Frances (1862). "XXIV: Geometrites (continued).". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 24: 1021–1280. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39714126.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 64. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ , p. 459, Wikidata Q45922947
Wikidata ☰ Q5384071 entry
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