Trigonistis anticlina explained

Trigonistis anticlina is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adults of this species inhabit dense native forest habitat in ravines.

Taxonomy

It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901 using two specimens collected from Wellington by George Hudson.[1] This species was initially confused with the Australian species Hyperaucha octias (now known as Lithilaria proestans) however Meyrick corrected his and Hudson's error.[2] Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[3] In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Trigonistis.[4] The syntype specimens are held at the Natural History Museum, London.

Description

This species was described by Meyrick as follows:

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5] It is found in the North Island and the north of the South Island. This species has been found to occur in and around National Park, Ohakune, Taihape, and its type locality of Wellington. It has also been collected at Dawson's Falls at Egmont National Park.[6]

Behaviour

T. anticlina is on the wing from October to December.

Habitat and hosts

This species prefers dense forested ravine habitat. It can be found amongst dead leaf litter or fern fronds. The adults of the species has been found to be resident in leaf litter of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) forest.[7] Larvae are suspected to feed on native leaf litter or fungi.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Meyrick. Edward. 1901. XVII. Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from New Zealand. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. en. 1901. 565–580. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. Web site: Lithilaria proestans (T.P. Lucas, 1895). Schacht. Bernd. 22 May 2009. www.lepidopteraworld.de. 2018-11-05.
  3. Book: Hudson, George Vernon. The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Ferguson & Osborn Ltd.. 1928. Wellington. 78. 25449322. George Hudson (entomologist).
  4. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera — annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 211. 13 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Trigonistis anticlina (Meyrick, 1901). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2017-07-13.
  6. Fox. K. J.. January 1970. The Lepidoptera of the Egmont National Park.. New Zealand Entomologist. 4. 4. 30–38. 10.1080/00779962.1970.9723070. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209224459/http://ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto04_4_1970/Volume%204-4-30-38.pdf. 5 November 2018. 2013-02-09. Internet Archive.
  7. Book: Invertebrate values of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) stands, Gisborne region. Dugdale. John S.. Hutcheson. John. Dept. of Conservation. 1997. 0478019211. Wellington. Appendix. 53151911.
  8. Berndt. L.A.. Sharpe. A.. Withers. T.M.. Kimberley. M.. Gresham. B.. 2009. Risks to non-target species from potential biological control agent Cotesia urabae against Uraba lugens in New Zealand. New Zealand Plant Protection. 62. 168–173. 10.30843/nzpp.2009.62.4773. Researchgate. free.

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