Asaphodes beata

Asaphodes beata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Asaphodes beata
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Asaphodes
Species:
A. beata
Binomial name
Asaphodes beata
(Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cidaria beata Butler, 1877
  • Xanthorhoe benedicta Meyrick, 1914

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877 as Cidaria beata using a specimen from the collection of J. D. Enys.[4]

References
  1. "NZOR Name Details - Asaphodes beata (Butler, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 171. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. Butler, Arthur Gardiner; . (1877). "On two collections of heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877:May-Dec.: 379–407. Retrieved 15 February 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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