Dichromodes sphaeriata explained

Dichromodes sphaeriata is a moth of the family Geometridae.^[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Rudolf Felder, Cajetan von Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 using a specimen collected in Nelson by T. R. Oxley and named Cidaria sphaeriata.^{[2] [3]} In 1892 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, named it Dichromodes petrina. Prout synonymised this name in The male holotype is held at the Natural History Museum, London.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[4]

Notes and References

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2. Book: von Felder, Cajetan . Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair . Rogenhofer . Alois Friedrich . 1875 . 2 . Wien . Plate CXXXI Figure 14.
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4. Web site: Dichromodes sphaeriata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) . 2022-03-04 . www.nzor.org.nz.