Dasyuris transaurea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dasyuris |
| Species: | D. transaurea |
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Dasyuris transaurea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the southern parts of the South Island. This species inhabits montane grassland. Adults are day flying and are on the wing from November until January. The larval host for this species is Anisotome aromatica.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by George Howes in 1912 and named Dasyuris transaureus.[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under that name in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] The male lectotype, collected by Howes at the Garvie mountains in Otago, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
Description
Howes described this species as follows:
19mm. (⅔ in.). Palpi long, with dense long hairs. Antennae simple in both sexes. Forewings light ochre, marked with dark brown and golden orange. Dark-brown area at base, followed by a thin ochre line. A small golden patch continuing in dark brown to dorsum. A thin ochre line at ⅓, followed by a wider dark-brown area. An equally wide ochre line at ½ followed by a broad dark-brown area, which is interrupted at middle by a golden triangle. A thin ochre line follows, edged terminally with golden, which is indented on terminal side, where the veins cross. A dark-brown area to termen, with a faint subterminal line in ochre. The veins crossing this area marked in golden. Cilia dark ochre, barred with brown.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the southern parts of the South Island.[5][4]
Habitat and hosts
This species lives in montane grassland habitat.[6] The larval host plant of this species is Anisotome aromatica.[6]
Behaviour
Adults are day flying and are on the wing from November until January.[6][4]
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 3 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.
- 1 2 George Howes (10 June 1912), New species of Lepidoptera, with notes on the larvae and pupae of some New Zealand butterflies, vol. 44, pp. 203–204, Wikidata Q108292136
- 1 2 3 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. - ↑ "Dasyuris strategica (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- 1 2 3 Andrew Crowe (2017). Which New Zealand insect?. Auckland: Penguin Books. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-14-100636-9. LCCN 2003386434. OCLC 52477325. OL 3731007M. Wikidata Q105622564.