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Asaphodes Cataphracta
''Asaphodes cataphracta'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South Island. This species prefers grassy or tussock covered mountain side slopes as habitat. The adults of this species are on the wing from December until March. The larvae of ''A. cataphracta'' is known to consume native mountain buttercups (''Ranunculaceae''). Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 as ''Larentia cataphracta'' using specimens collected at Arthur's Pass at 3,000 feet, Lake Guyon, and Lake Wakatipu at 4,000 feet. Meyrick gave a fuller description of the species later in 1884. George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson discussed the species in his 1898 volume ''New Zealand moths and butterflies'' and referred to it as ''Xanthorhoe cataphracta''. In 1971 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus ''Asaphodes''. This placement was reaffirmed by Dugdale in 1988. The female lectotype, collected at Arthur's Pass, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) 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 Welsh clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on the Kennet to a namesake father. 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 stayed in Australia for ten years (from 1877 until the end of 1886) working at Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
