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Ichneutica Averilla 111852069
''Ichneutica'' is a genus of cutworm or dart moths in the family Noctuidae. The genus is found in New Zealand and surrounding islands. There are more than 80 described species in ''Ichneutica'', the largest known genus of Lepidoptera in New Zealand. In 2019 this genus was revised and greatly expanded with the genera ''Graphania'' Hampson, 1905, ''Tmetolophota'' Hampson, 1905 and ''Dipaustica'' Meyrick, 1912 all subsumed within it. Species These species belong to the genus ''Ichneutica'': * '' Ichneutica acontistis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * ''Ichneutica agorastis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * ''Ichneutica alopa'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica arotis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica atristriga'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Ichneutica averilla'' (Hudson, 1921) * '' Ichneutica barbara'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica blenheimensis'' (Fereday, 1883) * '' Ichneutica bromias'' (Meyrick, 1902) * '' Ichneutica brunneosa'' (Fox, 1970) * ''Ichneutica cana'' Howes, 1914 * '' Ichneutica ceraunias'' Meyrick, 188 ... [...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] |
Ichneutica Chryserythra
''Ichneutica chryserythra'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Living specimens have distinctive violet red coloured forewings but can be distinguished from the similar species '' Ichneutica marmorata'' as it lacks the dark edge markings of the later species. ''I. chryserythra'' can only be found in the southern parts of the South Island. Adults are on the wing between November and January. The life history of the species and the host species of its larvae are unknown. Taxonomy This species was first described by George Hampson from both a male and a female specimen and named ''Morrisonia chryserythra''. The male type specimen was collected in Orepuki Orepuki in Southland, New Zealand is a small country township on the coast of Te Waewae Bay some 20 minutes from Riverton, 15 minutes from Tuatapere and 50 minutes from Invercargill that sits at the foot of the Longwood Range. Once a thriving ... by Mr Dunlop and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London. The femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Haedifrontella
''Ichneutica haedifrontella'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is only known from scattered areas in the North and South Islands. In the North Island it has only been collected in the Pouakai Range in Taranaki. In the South Island it is known from the Nelson, Buller, North Canterbury, Otago Lakes and Fiordland regions. It inhabits alpine to subalpine zones. The life history of this species is unknown as are the host species of its larvae in the wild. Larvae have been reared on species in the ''Chionochloa'' genus. Adults are on the wing from December to February and are attracted to light. This species has a smaller dwarf form that can be found in the Pouakai Range and at Dart Hut. Taxonomy This species was first described by Robert Hoare in 2019. The male holotype specimen was collected at Dart Hut in the Mount Aspiring National Park in February by J. S. Dugdale and Kenneth John Fox. This specimen is held in the New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Fibriata
''Ichneutica fibriata'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens of this moth were first collected by Frederick Giles Gibbs. The species is similar in appearance to other species in the Ichneutica genus particularly I. eris but can be distinguished due to its larger size and more uniform light grey colour. ''I. fibriata'' also has a similar coloured thorax and head where as these two anatomical features may differ in colour shade in ''I. eris''. Adults frequent alpine areas and are on the wing in November to January. The life history and the host species of the larvae of this species is unknown. Taxonomy The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913 from two specimens collected by Frederick Giles Gibbs and named ''Aletia fibriata''. The male lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Meyrick in an article published in 1914 stated that the original name was misprinted as ''Aletia fibriata'' and the correct spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Fenwicki
''Ichneutica fenwicki'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the southern parts of the South Island and on Stewart Island. It is a distinctively coloured moth that is unlikely to be confused with closely related species. It is a spring flying moth being on the wing from September to November. The life history and host species of the larvae of ''I. fenwicki'' are unknown. Taxonomy This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1921 using a specimen collected by Charles Cuthbert Fenwick in Dunedin in September. Philpott originally named the species ''Melanchra fenwicki''. The holotype specimen is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. In 1930 Philpott, thinking he was describing a new species, also named the species ''Melanchra dives''. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale, in his catalogue of New Zealand lepidoptera, placed this species within the genus ''Graphania'' and synonymised ''Melanchra dives'' with ''G. f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Falsidica
''Ichneutica falsidica'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is widespread in the South Island but can only be found in the Tararua Range and Mount Taranaki in the North Island. This species is similar looking to Ichneutica panda, ''I. panda'' but ''I. falsidica'' has dark dashes on their hind-wings. This species can be found open high country and has been seen flying during the day in sunny warm weather. At night adults are attracted to light. The life history of this species is unknown as are the host species of the larvae. Taxonomy ''I. falsidica'' was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911 using a female specimen collected at Mount Arthur (New Zealand), Mt Arthur and named ''Hyssia falsidica''. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1913 George Hampson also described the same species, using specimens including the lectotype male that was collected in the Tararua Range, and named it ''Hyss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Eris
''Ichneutica eris'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in alpine habitat in the South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ... and is on the wing from November to February. The species is attracted to light. Taxonomy This species was first described by Robert Hoare in 2019. The holotype specimen was collected near the Homer Tunnel by John Salmon in 1946. ''I. eris'' was named in honour of Eris in light of the difficulty of the confusion this species has caused lepidopterists. Description Adults of this species are brownish-grey in colour, with whitish markings on the forewings as well as greyish dots along the forewing edge. The hindwings are grey in colour. The wingspan range for the male of the species is bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Erebia
''Ichneutica erebia'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found on Campbell Island and the Auckland Islands. Adults of this species are on the wing from August to January. The adults are variable in appearance but can be distinguished from similar species by the patters or lack thereof on their forewings. The larvae of ''I. erebia'' are polyphagous and hosts include ''Pleurophyllum criniferum'', species within the genera ''Stilbocarpa'' and '' Carex'', as well as ''Chionochloa antarctica'', ''Urtica australis'' and '' Raukaua simplex.'' Taxonomy This species was first described by George Hudson in 1909 using a single female specimen collected by R. Browne at Erebus Cove at Port Ross. Hudson originally named the species ''Melanchra erebia''. The holotype specimen is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. In 1956 John Salmon, thinking he was describing a new species, named it ''Melanchra oceanica''. In 1971 this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Epiastra
''Ichneutica epiastra'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the North Island, North, South Island, South and Stewart Island / Rakiura, Stewart Islands. This species prefers open habitats such as Wetland, wetlands, Dune, dunes and forest clearings. Eggs are laid in the summer or autumn and larvae feed during winter and spring. The larval host species are found within the genus ''Austroderia.'' The adult moths are on the wing between October and February. Adult ''I. epiastra'' can possibly be confused with the similar species Ichneutica arotis, ''I. arotis'' and ''Ichneutica haedifrontella, I. haedifrontella'' however there are differences in appearance that enables ''I. epiastra'' to be distinguished from these two species. In particular ''I. epiastra'' has long sharp-tipped ‘horns' on its head that are diagnostic. The adults of this species appear reluctant to be attracted to light although they do come more frequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Emmersonorum
''Ichneutica emmersonorum'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It is very similar to Ichneutica similis, ''I. similis'' but its forewings have visual differences. ''I. emmersonorum'' is only known from the North Island Volcanic Plateau, North Island volcanic plateau. The life history of this species is unknown as are the host species of its larvae however Robert Hoare argues that the likely larval host plant species is a grass or grass like plant. The adult moths are on the wing from November to January. This species is attracted to sugar traps and to light. Taxonomy This species was first scientifically described by Robert Hoare in 2019. The male holotype specimen was collected by Hoare, G. Hall, and T. Sirey in December on Whakapapanui Track in the Tongariro National Park at an altitude of 1000 m. This specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. This species is named in honour of Alan and Kath Emmerson. Descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Dundastica
''Ichneutica dundastica'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. As at 2019 this species has only been found near the Dundas Hut in the Tararua Range near Wellington. It inhabits alpine shrubland and is attracted to light. The life history of this species is unknown as are the host species of its larvae however adults are on the wing from late November to early December. The female of the species is larger and more conspicuous than the male. Taxonomy This species was described by Robert Hoare in 2019. The male holotype was collected at Dundas Hut in the Tararua Range in December by J. S. Dugdale. The holotype specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. This species is named in honour of its type locality Dundas Hut. Description The female of this species is more conspicuous in appearance in comparison to the undistinguished appearance of the male of the species. Along with the restrictive range of this species, the male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneutica Disjungens
''Ichneutica disjungens'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and can be found on the central volcanic plateau of the North Island and in the eastern as well as the south western parts of the South Island. ''I. disjungens'' inhabits tussock grasslands in the alpine and subalpine zones. The hosts of the larvae of this species include ''Poa cita'', ''P. colensoi'', and ''Festuca novae-zelandiae''. The adults of this species are distinctive and are unlikely to be confused with other species. They are on the wing between October and March. Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858 using a male specimen collected by Percy Earl, likely in Waikouaiti, and named ''Heliophobus disjungens''. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1868, thinking he was describing a new species, Achille Guenée named this species ''Hadena nervata''. In 1887 Edward Meyrick synonymised that name and plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
