Pseudocoremia rudisata
| Pseudocoremia rudisata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pseudocoremia |
| Species: | P. rudisata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocoremia rudisata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Pseudocoremia rudisata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[3] This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North, South and Stewart Islands. This species inhabits native forest and scrubland. The larval hosts of this moth include species in the genus Olearia and Brachyglottis repanda. Adults are on the wing throughout the year but are most commonly observed from October until January. Larvae and adults are nocturnal with adults being attracted to light.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 and originally named Cidaria rudisata.[4][2] Edward Meyrick described this species in 1891 under the name Selidosema rudiata, an unjustified emendation. George Hudson, following Meyrick, used this same name when he discussed and illustrated this species in 1898 and again in 1928.[5][6] In 1988 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pseudocoremia.[2]
Subspecies
This species has two subspecies;
Description
P. r. rudisata has a darker appearance as it is covered with larger blotches of colour than P. r. ampla.[9]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1] P. r. rudisata is mainly found in the North Island.[9] P. r. ampla occurs in the South and Stewart Islands.[9]
Habitat and hosts
This species inhabits native forest and scrubland.[9] The larval hosts of this moth are species in the genus Olearia, which include Olearia arborescens, O. bullata, O. fimbriata, O. fragrantissima and O. odorata.[10][9] Larvae have also been observed feeding on the leaves of Brachyglottis repanda.[9]
Behaviour
Adults are on the wing throughout the year but are most commonly observed from October until January.[9] Both the larvae and adults are active at night.[9] Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Pseudocoremia rudisata Walker, 1862". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- 1 2 3 Dugdale, John S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 168. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1862), List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXV. Geometrites (continued), London, p. 1420, Wikidata Q115202878
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) BHL page 38947146
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Hudson, George Vernon (1898), New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera), Illustrator: George Hudson, London: West, Newman, & Co., p. 82, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912, OCLC 980865393, Wikidata Q19073637 BHL page 7643728
- ↑ Hudson, George Vernon (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 143, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 BHL page 61899754 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Pseudocoremia rudisata ampla (Hudson, 1923)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ↑ "Pseudocoremia rudisata rudisata (Walker, 1862)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Knox, Carey (2024). Butterflies & Moths of Aotearoa New Zealand. John Beaufoy Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-913679-66-8. Wikidata Q130640046.
- ↑ Patrick, B. H. (March 1988). "Ecological studies of a marine terrace sequence in the Waitutu Ecological District of southern New Zealand. Part 4: Insecta: Lepidoptera and Coleoptera". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 18 (1): 87. doi:10.1080/03036758.1988.10421695. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54743554.
- ↑ Patrick, B. H.; Archibald, R. D. (January 1988). "Lepidoptera light-trapped at Owaka, South Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 11 (1): 70–72. doi:10.1080/00779962.1988.9722541. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105740584.