Biology:Platyptilia hokowhitalis
| Platyptilia hokowhitalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. hokowhitalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia hokowhitalis Hudson, 1939[1]
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Platyptilia hokowhitalis is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been classified as Data Deficient by the Department of Conservation.
Taxonomy
This species was originally described and illustrated by George Hudson in 1939.[2][3] He used a specimen collected on 10 November 1889 in Hokowhitu Bush in Palmerston North.[2] Hudson had previously discussed the species in 1928 mistakenly under the name Platyptilia celidota.[3][4] The holotype specimen is held at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
Description
Hudson described the species as follows:
The expansion of the wings is 3⁄4 inch (19 mm.). The fore-wings are pale brownish-ochreous; a series of rather faint darker marks on costa from base to near origin of cleft ; a conspicuous black mark at base of cleft, almost at right angles with costa, its upper extremity being very slightly nearer base of wing than lower extremity ; cilia brownish-ochreous with slight blackish scale tufts on inner sides of cleft near termen, and strong tufts on dorsum. Hind-wings and cilia paler and slightly greyer than fore-wings ; the blackish scale tufts on dorsum of third plume quite evident.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5] The range of this species includes the Wellington, Whanganui and Taranaki areas.[6] It has been found at Meremere Bush.[6]
Habitat
The holotype of this species was captured in forest habitat.[2] This type locality is now a suburb of Palmerston North.[2][6]
Host species
Larvae of this species have been reared from a shrubby Euphrasia.[6]
Conservation status
This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Platyptilia hokowhitalis Hudson, 1939". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/0cb23ee6-e9b4-4f6a-93cb-d0b747ed262d.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hudson, G. V. (1939). A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 430. OCLC 221041540. http://www.bugz.org.nz/WebForms/ResultDetails.aspx?CurrentDoc=4A102474-EF01-4089-A31A-A1FE7E551E52&back=true&NewDoc=true&searchType=1&SearchString=Hudson. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 1–269. ISBN 0477025188. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd.. pp. 209. OCLC 25449322. http://www.bugz.org.nz/WebForms/ResultDetails.aspx?CurrentDoc=C7E94865-492F-45DA-9777-CC8E1E8B1438&back=true&NewDoc=true&searchType=1&SearchString=G.V.+Hudson.
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Patrick, B. H.; Dugdale., J. S. (2000). "Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera". Science for Conservation 136: 29. ISBN 0478218672. ISSN 1173-2946. http://www.doc.org.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/sfc136.pdf. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ↑ Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015". New Zealand Threat Classification Series 20: 5. http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/nztcs20entire.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7202745 entry
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