Paradetis porphyrias
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Paradetis porphyrias is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 under the name Parysatis porphyrias.[1][2] Meyrick went on to give a more detailed description of the species in 1884.[3] In 1886 Meyrick renamed the genus of this species Paradetis.[4]
George Hudson illustrated and discussed this species under its current name Paradetis porphyrias in both of his books New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera) in 1898 and The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand in 1928.[5][6]
Description
Meyrick described the species as follows:
Female. — 20 mm. Forewings moderate, costa sinuate in middle, apex almost acute, hindmargin deeply excavated on upper half and more shortly on lower third, so as to project bluntly below middle; yellow-ochreous, irregularly mixed with brown and purplish; veins clearly marked with fuscous; two slender ochreous-brown transverse lines, dilated on costa, first before middle, bent inwards near costa, second beyond middle, almost straight; beyond second a broad purplish shade, except near costa, dilated beneath to reach hindmargin; hindmargin purple: cilia white on excavations. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin shortly sinuate near inner angle; pale ochreous mixed with fuscous and purplish; a fuscous transverse fine before middle; a very broad purplish hindmarginal band.[3]
Distribution
P. porphyrias is endemic to New Zealand.[7] Meyrick first collected the species near Otira Gorge at Arthur's Pass in January.[3] The species has also been found at Mount Arthur, Castle Hill, and Lake Wakatipu.[6]
Plant hosts
P. porphyrias larvae likely feed on Hypolepis millefolium.[8]
References
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 186. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1883). "Monograph of New Zealand Geometrina [abstract]". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 526–531 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1884). "A monograph of the New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 16: 49–113 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1886). "Notes on Nomenclature of New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Institute of New Zealand. 18: 184 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Hudson, G. V. (1898). New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London. p. 41. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.32466. OCLC 727236768. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 109. OCLC 25449322.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume Two. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. Vol. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 460. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment - Paradetis porphyrias". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
