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Pasiphila Heighwayi
''Pasiphila heighwayi'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand. The species was described from the Banks Peninsula and later found along the Waitohi River. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Veronica traversii ''Veronica traversii'', synonym ''Hebe traversii'', is an ornamental plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to the south island of New Zealand. The specific epithet ''traversii'' is in honor of naturalist Henry H. Travers (1844-1928), ...''. References Moths described in 1927 heighwayi Moths of New Zealand {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...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, England, on 15 December 1870. He became the first person to describe ''Zelleria maculata ''Zelleria maculata'' is a moth species of the family Yponomeutidae. This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1930. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found on both the North and South Islands. This species inhabits native forest and p ...'' 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 {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a 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 and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metron'' "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests. Adults Many geometrids have slender abdomens and broad wings which are usually held flat with the hindwings visible. As such, they appear rather butterfly-like, but in most respects they are typical moths; the majority fly at night, they possess a frenulum to link the wings, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's Capital of New Zealand, 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 then 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] |
Banks Peninsula
Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves. The South Island's largest city, Christchurch, is immediately north of the peninsula. Geology Banks Peninsula forms the most prominent volcanic feature of the South Island, similar to — but more than twice as large as — the older Dunedin volcano ( Otago Peninsula and Harbour) to the southwest. Geologically, the peninsula comprises the eroded remnants of two large (Lyttelton formed first, then Akaroa), and the smaller Mt Herbert Volcanic Group. These formed due to intraplate volcanism between approximately eleven and eight million years ago ( Miocene) on a continental crust. The peninsula formed as offshore islands, with the volcanoes reaching to about 1,500 m above sea level. Two dominant craters formed Lyttelton and Akaroa Harbours. The Canterbury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waitohi River
The Waitohi River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It initially flows northeast from its origins in the Puketeraki Range south of Lake Sumner before turning eastwards to reach the Hurunui River at the settlement of Hurunui. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River * Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri River * Ahuroa River * Akatarawa River * Ākit ... References Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand Rivers of New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Traversii
''Veronica traversii'', synonym ''Hebe traversii'', is an ornamental plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to the south island of New Zealand. The specific epithet ''traversii'' is in honor of naturalist Henry H. Travers (1844-1928), son of William Thomas Locke Travers William Thomas Locke Travers (January 1819 – 23 April 1903) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist. Early life Travers was born near Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland, either on 9 or 19 January 1819. His fathe .... References traversii Flora of New Zealand Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{NewZealand-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1927
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a 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 and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasiphila
''Pasiphila'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to New Zealand.Viidalepp, J. and V. Mironov. (2005)''Pasiphila hyrcanica'' sp. n.(Geometridae, Larentiinae) – a new species from Azerbaijan and Iran. ''Nota lepidopterologica'' 28(3-4) 193-201. Species *'' Pasiphila acompsa'' *'' Pasiphila aristias'' *'' Pasiphila bilineolata'' *'' Pasiphila charybdis'' *'' Pasiphila chloerata'' - sloe pug *'' Pasiphila coelica'' *'' Pasiphila cotinaea'' *'' Pasiphila debiliata'' *'' Pasiphila derasata'' *'' Pasiphila dryas'' *'' Pasiphila erratica'' *'' Pasiphila excisa'' *'' Pasiphila fumipalpata'' *''Pasiphila furva'' *''Pasiphila halianthes'' *'' Pasiphila heighwayi'' *'' Pasiphila humilis'' *'' Pasiphila hyrcanica'' *'' Pasiphila kumakurai'' *'' Pasiphila lita'' *''Pasiphila lunata'' *'' Pasiphila magnimaculata'' *'' Pasiphila malachita'' *'' Pasiphila melochlora'' *'' Pasiphila muscosata'' *'' Pasiphila nebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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