Biology:Nola parvitis

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Short description: Species of moth

Nola parvitis
Celama parvitus (Howes, 1917) AMNZ21735.jpg
Holotype specimen held at Auckland Museum
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Nola
Species:
N. parvitis
Binomial name
Nola parvitis
(Howes, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Adeixis parvitis Howes, 1917
  • (Howes, 1917) Celama parvitis

Nola parvitis is a moth of the family Nolidae.[2] It was first described by George Howes in 1917.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by George Howes in 1917 and was originally named Adeixis parvitis.[3] In 1927 Alfred Philpott placed this species in the genus Celama.[4] In 2010 this species was listed under the genus Nola in the New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity.[5][2]

Distribution

It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] Specimens have been found in Broad Bay, Otago and Aniseed Valley in Nelson.[4] A specimen was also collected south east of Te Anau where it was described by Charles E. Clarke as being a rare moth that was taken in December amongst Leptospermum.[6] This species has also been collected in December in the Dansey ecological district, near Kakanui, on Helichrysum aggregatum.[7]

References

  1. "Nola parvitis Howes, 1917 | COL". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/97P9Y. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nola parvitis (Howes, 1917) - Biota of NZ". https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/7e89b228-2c5b-4b22-a42e-682f6c8f191e. 
  3.  , Wikidata Q121725581
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Philpott, Alfred (1927). "N.Z. Lepidoptera: Notes and Descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 703. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_008060.html. Retrieved 22 December 2015. 
  5. , pp. 459 , Wikidata Q45922947
  6. Clarke, Charles E. (1934). "The Lepidoptera of the Te Anau-Manapouri Lakes Districts". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 63: 116. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_63/rsnz_63_02_001600.html. Retrieved 22 December 2015. 
  7. Patrick, B. H. (1991). Insects of the Dansey ecological district. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Conservation, New Zealand. ISBN 0-478-01285-3. http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/science-and-technical/SR32.pdf. Retrieved 23 December 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q55459562 entry