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Batrachedra Tristicta
''Batrachedra tristicta'' is a species of moth in the family Batrachedridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has been found in both the North Island, North and South Island, South Islands. The larvae feel on the flowers and seed heads of rushes in the genus ''Juncus''. The adults of this species are on the wing in March. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901 using material collected at Makatoku, in the Hawke's Bay Region, Hawkes Bay, in March. George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species both in his 1928 publication ''The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand'' and his 1939 supplement to that work. The Type (biology), lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Description Meyrick described ''B. tristicta'' as follows: Distribution This species is endemic to New Zealand. Along with the type locality in the Hawkes Bay, this species has also been collected in Fiordland. Biology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Edward Meyrick came from a clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on 25 November 1854 to the Rev. Edward Meyrick, until his marriage earlier that year a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and his wife Mary Batson of Ramsbury. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He actively pursued his hobby during his schooling, and one colleague stated in 1872 that Meyrick "has not left a lamp, a paling, or a tree unexamined in which a moth could possibly, at any stage of its existence, lie hid." Meyrick began publishing notes on microlepidopterans in 1875, but when in December, 1877 he gained a post at The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, there were greater opportunities for indulging his interest. He st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
