Asaphodes camelias

Asaphodes camelias
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Asaphodes
Species: A. camelias
Binomial name
Asaphodes camelias
(Meyrick, 1888)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Larentia camelias Meyrick, 1888
  • Xanthorhoe camelias (Meyrick, 1888)

Asaphodes camelias is a species of moth in the Geometridae family.[3][2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] Specimens of this species have been collected in the southern North Island hill country,[4] as well as near the Waitaha River[5] and at Paroa,[6] both in the South Island. A. camelias is regarded a typical species of the West Coast region and have been trapped during the months of February to May as well as July to September.[6]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 as Larentia camelias using a male specimen collected in December in Whangarei.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Asaphodes camelias (Meyrick, 1888)". www.NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 172. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  4. ↑ McGregor, P. G.; Watts, P. J.; Esson, M. J. (1987). "Light trap records from southern North Island hill country". New Zealand Entomologist. 10 (1): 104–121. doi:10.1080/00779962.1987.9722515 – via CiteSeerX.
  5. ↑ Toft, R. (April 2014). Potential Effects of the Waitaha Hydro Scheme on Terrestrial Invertebrates (PDF) (Report). Entecol Ltd. p. 17. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 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 – via CiteSeerX.
  7. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (May 1888). "Notes on New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 47–62 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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