Ericodesma melanosperma
| Ericodesma melanosperma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ericodesma |
| Species: | E. melanosperma
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| Binomial name | |
| Ericodesma melanosperma (Meyrick, 1916)
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Ericodesma melanosperma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916 using a specimen collected by George Hudson at Arthur's Pass and named Tortrix melanosperma.[3] In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this moth in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Ericodesma and also described the larva of the species.[5] The male holotype is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[1]
Description
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Meyrick described this species as follows:
♂. 21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light grey, palpi moderate, ascending. Antennal ciliations 1. Abdomen pale ochreous-grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, without fold, apex tolerably pointed, termen nearly straight, rather strongly oblique, pale grey, with scattered black scales tending to form rows ; costa rather broadly suffused with whitish ; a conspicuous black dot in disc at 3⁄4 : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings light grey : cilia whitish-grey.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to New Zealand.[2] This species can be found in the South Island, Stewart Island and its islets and also Auckland and Campbell Islands.[5] This species can be found in the subalpine zone to sea level.[5]
Behaviour
[edit]Adults are on the wing in January.[4]
Habitat and hosts
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This species inhabits The larvae feed on Dracophyllum longifolium.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 117–118. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b Edward Meyrick (October 1916). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 48: 414. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q69802584.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 227, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monographs. 27: 27, 158-160. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q64006453.
- ^ "The New Zealand Entomologist, 1977, Vol. 6 No. 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
