Biology:Tmetolophota purdii
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Tmetolophota purdii, the orange astelia wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was described by R. W. Fereday in 1883 from a specimen collected by Alex. Purdie (the son of Alexander Callender Purdie)[2] in a field near Fairfield.[3]
The larvae feed on Astelia and Collospermum species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Tmetolophota purdii (Fereday, 1883)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/7b269edb-7ffe-454f-844e-70c1c9ac380e.
- ↑ Godley, E.J. (2004). "Biographical Notes (56): Alexander Callender Purdie (1824-1899) and Alex. Purdie (c.1861-1905).". New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter 78 (December): 16–19. Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100519212634/http://landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/plants/documents/Godley2004PurdieAC_A.pdf.
- ↑ Fereday, R. W. (1883). "Description of two new species of Heteropterous Lepidoptera." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 15: 195–196. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33980592.
- ↑ Hoare, Robert (2009). "The Discerning Wainscot". The Weta (Entomological Society of New Zealand) 37 (1): 17–18. http://ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/abstract.php?volume_issue=p37_1&first_page=17.
External list
Wikidata ☰ Q13624165 entry
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