Dasyuris callicrena
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dasyuris |
| Species: | D. callicrena |
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Dasyuris callicrena is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South Island. This species inhabits open grassy slopes in the subalpine or alpine zones. Adults are on wing from November until February and are day flying. Larvae feed on Veronica odora.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 and originally named Pasithea callicrena.[3] In 1884 Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species.[4] George Hudson first discussed and illustrated this species under the name Notoreas callicrena in 1898 in his book New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera).[5] He subsequently discussed and illustrated this species under the name Dasyuris callicrena in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[6] The female holotype, collected at Kinloch in the Otago by R. W. Fereday, is held at the Canterbury Museum.[2]
Description
The wingspan of this species ranges between 32 and 36 mm.[7] Meyrick described this species as follows:
Female.—34 mm. Forewings moderate, hindmargin rounded ; blackish, irregularly suffused with light reddish; markings ochreous-whitish, dark-margined ; a slender somewhat sinuate oblique fascia towards base; a moderate twice sinuate fascia before middle ; a moderately broad subdentate fascia beyond middle, sinuate above middle; a sharply dentate subterminal line: cilia reddish-whitish, barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings moderate, hindmargin rounded; dark grey; a very obscure whitish line before middle; a moderate whitish fascia beyond middle, sinuate-curved in middle; subterminal line and cilia as in forewings; beneath ground-colour reddish.[4]
Distribution
D. callicrena is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the South Island.[8][6] However occurrences of this species are regarded as being scattered and most commonly occurring in the mountains of Otago and Fiordland.[7]
Habitat and hosts
The preferred habitat of this species is open grassy slopes in the subalpine or alpine zones.[6][7] The larval host plant is Veronica odora.[9]
Behaviour
Adults are on the wing commonly from November to February.[7] Adults are day flying and are rapid fliers in hot sunshine.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- 1 2 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: 178. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ↑ Edward Meyrick (September 1883). "Monograph of New Zealand Geometrina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 529. Wikidata Q110691894. BHL page 41866184
- 1 2 Edward Meyrick (May 1884). "A Monograph of the New Zealand Geometrina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 16: 87. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q109615359. BHL page 33245727
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ George Vernon Hudson (1898), New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera), Illustrator: George Hudson, London: West, Newman, & Co., p. 73, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912, OCLC 980865393, Wikidata Q19073637 BHL page 7643664
- 1 2 3 4 Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 130, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 BHL page 61899741 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Carey Knox (2024). Butterflies & Moths of Aotearoa New Zealand. John Beaufoy Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-913679-66-8. Wikidata Q130640046.
- ↑ "Dasyuris callicrena (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "Dasyuris callicrena (Meyrick, 1883)". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 2026-06-27.