Tatosoma topea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Tatosoma |
| Species: | T. topea |
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Tatosoma topea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1903.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Hosts
The larvae of this species have been reared on mataī foliage.[4]
References
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- 1 2 Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ↑ Alfred Philpott (July 1903). "On some New Species of Lepidoptera (Moths) from Southland". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 35: 247–248. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q110737345. BHL page 3295335
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ "Tatosoma topea Philpott, 1903". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ↑ Robert Hoare (2014). A Photographic Guide to Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. Illustrator: Olivier Jean-Philippe Ball. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-86966-399-5. Wikidata Q59396160.