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Epyaxa lucidata

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Epyaxa lucidata
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Male
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E. lucidata
Binomial name
Epyaxa lucidata
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Larentia lucidata Walker, 1862
  • Coremia robustaria (Walker, 1862)
  • Coremia plurimata (Walker, 1862)
  • Hydriomena officiosa Meyrick, 1910
  • Xanthorhoe pratiea Meyrick, 1911

Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 using material collected by Andrew Sinclair and named Larentia lucidata.[3][4] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[4]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Epyaxa lucidata (Walker, 1862)". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 2018-08-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Craw, R. C. (2 February 2012). "Revision of the genus Helastia sensu stricto with description of a new genus (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14 (2): 269–293. doi:10.1080/03014223.1987.10422997.
  3. ^ Walker, Frances (1862). "XXIV: Geometrites (continued)". List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. 24: 1021–1280 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 64. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ 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. 459. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)