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Agriophara Colligatella
''Agriophara colligatella'', also known as the Olearia Skeletoniser, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found on both the North Island, North and South Island, South Islands. This species inhabits native scrub. Larvae feed on the leaves of species in the genus ''Olearia'' during the months of November and December''.'' They then pupate amongst the old flowers and leaves of their host plant. Adults have been observed on the wing from August to September but are most common in January. It has been hypothesised that this species overwinters as an adult as it has been observed on the wing in late autumn and early winter. Adults are attracted to light. Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1864 and named ''Cryptolechia colligatella''. Walker, in making his description, used a specimen collected by Daniel Bolton in Auckland. In 1915 Edward Meyrick placed this species in the genus ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
