Stathmopoda skelloni

Stathmopoda skelloni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Stathmopoda
Species: S. skelloni
Binomial name
Stathmopoda skelloni
(Butler, 1880)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Boocara skelloni Butler, 1880
  • Stathmopoda fusilis Meyrick, 1914
  • Stathmopoda phlegyra Meyrick, 1889

Stathmopoda skelloni is a species of moth in the Stathmopodidae family.[3] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

The name skelloni was previously incorrectly used for S. horticola, a similar looking species which can be distinguished by the more extensive markings on the forewing of that species.[4]

S. skelloni is found in a variety of habitats including native forest, coastal dunes, shrubland as well as cultivated gardens and orchards.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stathmopoda skelloni (Butler, 1880)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 108. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  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. 4463. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  4. 1 2 Hoare, Robert J. B. (2014). A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand. Ball, Olivier. Auckland: New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. p. 36. ISBN 9781869663995. OCLC 891672034.


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