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Aponotoreas Dissimilis
''Aponotoreas dissimilis'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1914 under the name ''Venusia dissimilis'' using material collected by Merlin Owen Pasco. In 1986 R. C. Craw described the new genus '' Aponotoreas'' and included ''A. dissimilis'' within it. Description ''A. dissimilis'' is a reddish brown colour mixed with grey. The forewings are triangular in shape. Both the fore and hind wings have a number of dark coloured faintly waved lines on them and there is a small black disk shaped dot on the fore wings. The female of the species has a similar appearance to the male but is a more grey-brown colour. Distribution The type specimen of this species was collected by Merlin Owen Pasco at Ben Lomond in February. Specimens have also been collected around Te Kuha. Host plant The larvae of ''A. dissimilis'' has been shown to feed on species of ''Dracophyllum ''Dracophyllum'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Philpott
Alfred Philpott (15 December 1870 – 24 July 1930) was a New Zealand museum curator, entomologist and writer. He was born in Tysoe, Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ..., England, on 15 December 1870. He became the first person to describe '' Zelleria maculata'' in 1930. References 1870 births 1930 deaths New Zealand writers New Zealand entomologists New Zealand curators English emigrants to New Zealand People from Warwickshire Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand People associated with the Auckland War Memorial Museum {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and Diurnal animal, diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the Butterfly, butterflies form a monophyly, monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...s belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek (derivative form of or "the earth"), and "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. Geometridae is a very large family, containing around 23,000 described species; over 1400 species from six subfamilies are indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been the subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pest (organism), pests. Caterpillars The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlin Owen Pasco
Merlin Owen Pasco (1892 – 6 August 1918) was a New Zealand Entomology, entomologist. Pasco discovered several species of moth previously unknown to science and collected numerous specimens. Early life and collecting Pasco was born in Kumara, New Zealand, Kumara and moved to Queenstown, New Zealand, Queenstown as a child. An amateur entomologist, Pasco created a significant collection of New Zealand lepidoptera in the early 1900s. His collection was particularly notable as it contained specimens collected in and around Queenstown, New Zealand, Queenstown and included Type (biology), type specimens of numerous moth species. Pasco was one of the most productive collectors of type specimens of beetle species described by Thomas Broun. Broun acknowledged the research assistance Pasco gave him and named the beetle species ''Pterostichus pascoi'' in Pasco's honour. However this species name was subsequently synonymised by Everard Baldwin Britton and this beetle is now known as ''Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aponotoreas
''Aponotoreas'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Robin C. Craw in 1986. Species * ''Aponotoreas anthracias'' (Meyrick, 1883) * ''Aponotoreas dissimilis'' (Philpott, 1914) * ''Aponotoreas incompta'' (Philpott, 1918) * ''Aponotoreas insignis'' (Butler, 1877) * ''Aponotoreas orphnaea'' (Meyrick, 1883) * ''Aponotoreas synclinalis'' (Hudson, 1903) * ''Aponotoreas villosa'' (Philpott, 1917) * ''Aponotoreas cheimatobiata'' (Guenée, 1857) * ''Aponotoreas dascia'' (Turner, 1904) * ''Aponotoreas epicrossa'' (Meyrick, 1891) * ''Aponotoreas petrodes ''Aponotoreas'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Robin C. Craw in 1986. Species * ''Aponotoreas anthracias'' (Meyrick, 1883) * ''Aponotoreas dissimilis'' (Philpott, 1914) * ''Aponotoreas incompta'' (Philpott, 1918) * ''Ap ...'' (Turner, 1904) References Hydriomenini Geometridae genera Taxa named by Robin Craw {{Larentiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type (biology)
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes the defining features of that particular taxon. In older usage (pre-1900 in botany), a type was a taxon rather than a specimen. A taxon is a scientifically named grouping of organisms with other like organisms, a set that includes some organisms and excludes others, based on a detailed published description (for example a species description) and on the provision of type material, which is usually available to scientists for examination in a major museum research collection, or similar institution. Type specimen According to a precise set of rules laid down in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) and the ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' (ICN), the scientific name of every taxon is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lomond (Otago)
Ben Lomond is a mountain close to Queenstown, New Zealand. It was named after Ben Lomond in Scotland by the early shepherd Duncan McAusland. The summit is approximately northwest of the town centre and reaches a height of . Connected to Ben Lomond are the large but slightly shorter Bowen Peak (1,631 m) and Bob's Peaks, while nearby is the dominant feature of Queenstown Hill. There are scenic views available from a range of places on the mountain with the top giving a 360-degree panorama of much of the Wakatipu Basin including Lake Wakatipu, The Remarkables Mountains, Cecil Peak and Walter Peak. Access The Ben Lomond track can be accessed via three main routes that start at the ''One Mile Carpark'', the access road on ''Lomond Crescent'' or from the Skyline Building on ''Brecon Street''. If using the third option the easiest form of access is via the ''Skyline Gondola'' which takes you part way up the mountain, with foot access from the same location via the ''Tiki Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Kuha
Te Kuha is a small village east of Westport in the Buller District of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Located at the western end of the Lower Buller Gorge, the Buller River flows through the village. It was the site of a punt connecting Westport to the south bank before the "black bridge" was constructed at Westport. runs on the southern bank of the river, and the Stillwater - Westport Line railway runs on the northern bank. The railway line opened to Te Kuha from Westport in 1912, but a connection through the Buller Gorge to Inangahua Junction was not completed until 1942. Passenger services no longer pass through Te Kuha; the railway mainly transports coal to the east coast port of Lyttelton. As of 2023, there is little remaining evidence of the village at Te Kuha. The road ends as the railway enters the Buller Gorge, and the surrounding flats are used for farming. There are no building remains, and access on the railway side of the Buller River is disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracophyllum
''Dracophyllum'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, formerly Epacridaceae. There are 61 species in the genus, mostly shrubs, but also cushion plants and trees, found in New Zealand, Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. The name ''Dracophyllum'', meaning dragon-leaf, refers to their strong outward similarity to the unrelated '' Dracaena'', sometimes known as dragon tree. Although dicotyledonous, they resemble primitive monocots with their slender leaves concentrated in clumps at the ends of the branches; they are sometimes called grass-trees. The height varies from one centimetre ('' D. minimum'') to about 12 metres ('' D. longifolium''). Species The following species are recognised by ''The Plant List'': *'' Dracophyllum acerosum'' Berggr. *'' Dracophyllum adamsii'' Petrie *'' Dracophyllum alticola'' Däniker *'' Dracophyllum arboreum'' Cockayne * ''Dracophyllum'' × ''arcuatum'' W.R.B.Oliv. *'' Dracophyllum balansae'' Virot *'' Dracophyllum cosmel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Of New Zealand
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and Diurnal animal, diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the Butterfly, butterflies form a monophyly, monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
