Aponotoreas orphnaea explained

Aponotoreas orphnaea is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 as Pasithea orphnaea.[3] Meyrick collected the type specimen of A. orphnaea in January of that year near the summit of Ben Lomond at 1700 metres. 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.[4] In 1986 R. C. Craw described the new genus Aponotoreas and included A. orphnaea within it.

Distribution and habitat

A. orphnaea has been observed in the high alpine zone of Central Otago in wetland habitat.[5] [6] A. orphnaea has also been found in alpine grassland habitat.[7] It is regarded as being locally common on land covered by Mount Aspiring Station.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 170–171. 6 February 2017. 0111-5383. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127012006/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/49008/FNZ14Dugdale1988150.pdf. dead.
  2. 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. 10.1080/03014223.1986.10422654. 0301-4223. free.
  3. Meyrick. Edward. 1883. A monograph of New Zealand Geometrina. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. en. 16. 49–113. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Meyrick. Edward. 1885. Notes on the Nomenclature of New Zealand Geometrina. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18. 184. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Web site: Obelisk Station Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report - Part 4. 10. December 2010. www.linz.govt.nz/. Land Information New Zealand. 7 February 2017.
  6. Book: Patrick, B. H.. Barratt. B. I. P.. Ward. J. B.. McLellan. I. D.. 1993. Insects of the Waipori Ecological District. Otago Conservancy Miscellaneous Series. 16. 33. 978-0478014815. 0114-7455. 2017-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202145743/http://www.stoneflies.org.nz/Fact_Sheets/references/Patrick_et_al_1993.pdf. 2017-02-02. dead.
  7. 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. 10.1080/03036758.1989.10421841. 0303-6758.
  8. Web site: Mt Aspiring Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review: Conservation Resources Report - Part 1. 91. November 2005. www.linz.govt.nz/. Land Information New Zealand. 7 February 2017.

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