Aponotoreas orphnaea

Aponotoreas orphnaea is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Aponotoreas orphnaea
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aponotoreas
Species:
A. orphnaea
Binomial name
Aponotoreas orphnaea
(Meyrick, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pasithea orphnaea Meyrick, 1883
  • Notoreas orphnaea (Meyrick, 1883)

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 as Pasithea orphnaea.[4] Meyrick collected the type specimen of A. orphnaea in January of that year near the summit of Ben Lomond at 1700 metres.[4] This moth subsequently became known as Notoreas orphnaea after Meyrick renamed the genus Pasithea as Notoreas when he became aware of that Pasithea was preoccupied.[5] In 1986 R. C. Craw described the new genus Aponotoreas and included A. orphnaea within it.[3]

Distribution and habitat

A. orphnaea has been observed in the high alpine zone of Central Otago in wetland habitat.[6][7] A. orphnaea has also been found in alpine grassland habitat.[8] It is regarded as being locally common on land covered by Mount Aspiring Station.[9]

References
  1. "Aponotoreas orphnaea (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 170–171. ISSN 0111-5383. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. Craw, R. C. (1986-01-01). "Review of the genus Notoreas (sensu auctorum) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 13 (1): 131–140. doi:10.1080/03014223.1986.10422654. ISSN 0301-4223.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1883). "A monograph of New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 16: 49–113 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Meyrick, Edward (1885). "Notes on the Nomenclature of New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  6. "Obelisk Station Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report - Part 4". www.linz.govt.nz/. Land Information New Zealand. December 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. Patrick, B. H.; Barratt, B. I. P.; Ward, J. B.; McLellan, I. D. (1993). Insects of the Waipori Ecological District (PDF). Otago Conservancy Miscellaneous Series. 16. p. 33. ISBN 978-0478014815. ISSN 0114-7455. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  8. Mark, A. F.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Patrick, B. H.; Barratt, B. I. P.; Loh, G.; McSweeney, G. D.; Meurk, C. D.; Timmins, S. M.; Simpson, N. C. (1989-12-01). "An ecological survey of the central part of the Eyre Ecological District, northern Southland, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 19 (4): 349–384. doi:10.1080/03036758.1989.10421841. ISSN 0303-6758.
  9. "Mt Aspiring Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report - Part 1". www.linz.govt.nz/. Land Information New Zealand. November 2005. p. 91. Retrieved 7 February 2017.


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