Asaphodes Explained

Asaphodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1885.^{[1] [2]} This genus is endemic to New Zealand and species within this genus are found throughout New Zealand including the North, South and Stewart / Rakiura Islands.

Taxonomy

This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885 as a replacement name for the genus Thyone. Meyrick gave more detail in 1886 as well as in 1892.^[3] This genus was reinterpreted by J. S. Dugdale in 1971.^[4] Dugdale stated that the species within this genus The type species of this genus is Asaphodes abrogata, by original monotypy.^[4]

Description

Meyrick described this genus as follows:

Distribution

This genus is endemic to New Zealand and species within this genus are found throughout New Zealand including in the North, South and Stewart Island / Rakiura Islands.^[5]

Species

The species found in the genus Asaphodes include:

• Asaphodes abrogata (Walker 1862)
• Asaphodes adonis (Hudson, 1898)
• Asaphodes aegrota (Butler, 1879)
• Asaphodes albalineata (Philpott, 1915)
• Asaphodes aphelias (Prout, 1939)
• Asaphodes beata (Butler, 1877)
• Asaphodes camelias (Meyrick, 1888)
• Asaphodes campbellensis (Dugdale, 1964)
• Asaphodes cataphracta (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes chionogramma (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes chlamydota (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes chlorocapna (Meyrick, 1925)
• Asaphodes cinnabari (Howes, 1912)
• Asaphodes citroena (Clarke, 1934)
• Asaphodes clarata (Walker, 1862)
• Asaphodes cosmodora (Meyrick, 1888)
• Asaphodes declarata (Prout, 1914)
• Asaphodes dionysias (Meyrick, 1907)
• Asaphodes exoriens (Prout, 1912)
• Asaphodes frivola (Meyrick, 1913)
• Asaphodes glaciata (Hudson, 1925)
• Asaphodes helias (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes ida (Clarke, 1926)
• Asaphodes imperfecta (Philpott, 1905)
• Asaphodes limonodes (Meyrick, 1888)
• Asaphodes mnesichola (Meyrick, 1888)
• Asaphodes nephelias (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes obarata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Asaphodes omichlias (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes oraria (Philpott, 1903)
• Asaphodes oxyptera (Hudson, 1909)
• Asaphodes periphaea (Meyrick, 1905)
• Asaphodes philpotti (Prout, 1927)
• Asaphodes prasinias (Meyrick, 1883)
• Asaphodes prymnaea (Meyrick, 1911)
• Asaphodes recta (Philpott, 1905)
• Asaphodes sericodes (Meyrick, 1915)
• Asaphodes stephanitis Meyrick, 1907
• Asaphodes stinaria (Guenee, 1868)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . 5 November 2004 . Asaphodes Meyrick, 1885 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London . 17 May 2019.
2. 171.
3. 76.
4. 93-95.
5. Web site: Asaphodes Walker, 1862 . New Zealand Organisms Register . Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 13 January 2017.