Planotortrix flammea explained

Planotortrix flammea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1956 by John Salmon using a specimen collected by him at Homer Forks Fiordland in mid January.[2] [3] Salmon named the species Bactra flammea. In 1966, John S. Dugdale placed this species with the genus Planotortrix.[4]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5] It can be found in Gisborne, Taupō, Taranaki, Nelson, Buller, North and Mid Canterbury, Mackenzie country and Fiordland. The species inhabits coastal to alpine habitat.

Habitat and host species

The larvae feed on Veronica odora, Veronica salicifolia, Veronica stricta and Veronica subalpina.[6] Other hosts include Veronica elliptica and Veronica pauciramosa.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZOR Name Details – Planotortrix flammea (Salmon, 1956). www.nzor.org.nz. 29 April 2019.
  2. Salmon. J. T.. John Salmon (entomologist) . 1956. New Species of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 83. 573–576. PapersPast.
  3. Dugdale. J. S.. 1988. Lepidoptera – annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 14. 126. 28 April 2019. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 22 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722101744/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. dead.
  4. Dugdale. J. S.. 1966. A new genus for the New Zealand 'elusive tortrix' (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae).. New Zealand Journal of Science. 9. 2. 391–398.
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  6. Dugdale. J.S.. July 1990. Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. en. 17. 3. 437–465. 10.1080/03014223.1990.10422943. 0301-4223.
  7. Web site: Planotortrix flammea (Salmon, 1956) Invertebrate herbivore report. plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 29 April 2019.

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