Biology:Austrocidaria similata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Austrocidaria similata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
It was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 using a specimen obtained by William Colenso and named Cidaria similata.[3] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
Distribution
A. similata is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species is found on the Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Snares Islands, the Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand, Stewart Island and Codfish Island.[4][5]
Biology and behaviour
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Adults are on wing in December, February, May and September.[6] The larvae feed on Coprosma species.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Austrocidaria similata (Walker, 1862)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/533a4d52-32a3-4c04-9594-3cbed689bce0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 176. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1862). "Part XXV: Geometrites (continued)" (in en). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 25: 1281–1477. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38947139.
- ↑ Patrick, B. H. (1997). "Codfish Island moths.". The Weta 20 (1): 17–20.
- ↑ Marris, J. W. M. (2000-06-01). "The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of the Antipodes Islands, with comments on the impact of mice; and an annotated checklist of the insect and arachnid fauna". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 30 (2): 169–195. doi:10.1080/03014223.2000.9517616. ISSN 0303-6758.
- ↑ Lyford, Brian M. (1994). "Lepidoptera and Trichoptera from Paroa, near Greymouth, New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist 17 (1): 46–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.1994.9721984. ISSN 0077-9962.
- ↑ Department of Conservation (July 2005). Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review - Lake Hawea part 1 (Report). Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/system/files_force/media/crown-property-attachments/tenure-review/ig/lake-hawea-crr-pt1.pdf. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4825600 entry
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