Paranotoreas brephosata explained

Paranotoreas brephosata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 and given the name Fidonia brephosata.^{[1] [2]}

George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1898 book New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera) and his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand under the name Notoreas brephos.^{[3] [4]} In 1986 Robin C. Craw proposed placing this species within the genus Paranotoreas.^[5] The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.^[6]

Description

Hudson described the species as follows:

Notes and References

1. Walker. Francis. 1862. Geometrites (continued) . List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 24. 1037. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. Web site: Paranotoreas brephosata (Walker, 1862) . New Zealand Organisms Register . 20 May 2019.
3. Book: Hudson, George Vernon. New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). West, Newman & Co.. 1898 . London. 75–76.
4. Book: Hudson, G. V.. George Hudson (entomologist)

   . The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Ferguson & Osborn Ltd.. 1928. Wellington. 126. George Hudson (entomologist).

5. Craw. R.C.. Review of the genus Notoreas (sensu auctorum) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 5 January 2012 . 13 . 1 . 131–140 . 10.1080/03014223.1986.10422654. free.
6. Dugdale. J. S.. 1988. Lepidoptera-annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 14. 186. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.