Notoreas atmogramma explained

Notoreas atmogramma is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is a day flying moth that frequents alpine habitat.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911 using material collected by George Hudson at Mount Holdsworth in the Tararua Range at an altitude of approximately 1200m.^{[1] [2]} Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 publication The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand.^[3] The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.

Description

Meyrick described the species as follows:

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.^{[4] [5]} Along with Mount Holdsworth, this species has been found at Mount Taranaki,^[6] the Pouakai Range in Taranaki,^[7] and Lewis Pass.^[8]

Biology and behaviour

This species is on the wing in January and February. It is an alpine moth that is active during the day.

Habitat and host species

The species frequents open grass alpine habitat. Larvae of species within the genus Notoreas feed exclusively on plants within the genera Pimelea and Kelleria.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: Dugdale. J. S.. 1988. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 14. 1–269. 12 June 2018. 978-0477025188. 22 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722101744/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. dead.
2. Meyrick. Edward. Edward Meyrick. 1911. Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43. 58–78. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Book: Hudson, G. V.. George Hudson (entomologist)

   . The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Ferguson & Osborn Ltd.. 1928. Wellington. 124. 25449322. George Hudson (entomologist).

4. Web site: Notoreas atmogramma Meyrick, 1911. www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2018-06-12.
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6. Web site: Notoreas atmogramma Meyrick, 1911 AI.031851. www.tepapa.govt.nz. 12 June 2018.
7. Web site: Notoreas atmogramma Meyrick, 1911 AI.030964. www.tepapa.govt.nz. 12 June 2018.
8. Web site: Notoreas atmogramma Meyrick, 1911 AI.030966. www.TePapa.govt.nz. 12 June 2018.
9. Patrick . BH . Hoare . RJB . Rhode . BE . Taxonomy and conservation of allopatric moth populations: a revisionary study of the Notoreas perornata Walker complex (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), with special reference to southern New Zealand . New Zealand Journal of Zoology . December 2010 . 37 . 4 . 257–283 . 10.1080/03014223.2010.511127 . free .