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Erechthias Crypsimima
''Erechthias crypsimima'' is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North Island. This species inhabits native forest and has been observed in ''Nothofagus fusca'' forest. The larvae likely feed on either deceased plant detritus or tough leaves of plants such as palms or flax. Adults are on the wing commonly from January to March. During the day adults are known to rest of tree trunks where the moth's colouration helps provide protection by camouflaging the moth. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920 using a specimen collected by George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson in Wellington in February and originally named ''Hectacma crypsimima''. Hudson noted that he collected the type specimen of this species from the black trunk of a Nothofagus fusca, beech tree. Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book ''T ... [...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] |
