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Mnesarchella
Mnesarchella is a genus of "New Zealand primitive moths" in the family Mnesarchaeidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy This genus was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019. Species *''Mnesarchella acuta'' (Philpott, 2019) *'' Mnesarchella dugdalei'' Gibbs, 2019 *'' Mnesarchella falcata'' Gibbs, 2019 *''Mnesarchella fusilella'' (Walker, 1864) *''Mnesarchella hamadelpha'' (Meyrick, 1888) *''Mnesarchella loxoscia ''Mnesarchella loxoscia'' is a species of primitive moth in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. and is found in the Northland Region, Northland, Auckland Region, Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula, Coromandel, Waikato, ...'' (Meyrick, 1888) *'' Mnesarchella ngahuru'' Gibbs, 2019 *'' Mnesarchella philpotti'' Gibbs, 2019 *'' Mnesarchella stellae'' Gibbs, 2019 *'' Mnesarchella vulcanica'' Gibbs, 2019 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q108227628 Moths of New Zealand Mnesarchaeoidea Endemic fauna of New Zealand Moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Acuta
''Mnesarchella acuta'' is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1929, and is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in the Rangitikei, Wellington, Marlborough Sounds, Nelson, Buller, Westland, Kaikōura and north Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ... regions. It is very similar in appearance to '' M. hamadelpha.'' This species lives in a variety of damp habitats in forests or near waterways that are not exposed to all day sunlight and can be found at altitudes ranging from sea-level up to 900 m. Adults are day flying and are on the wing from October to January. Taxonomy Although this species was first collected by Edward Meyrick in 1886 specimens were assumed to be ''M. hamadelpha''. It was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Fusilella
''Mnesarchella fusilella'' is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Whanganui, and Wellington regions. It prefers well lit damp forests or moist fern-covered banks and lives at altitudes ranging from sea-level to approximately 500 m. Adults are on the wing from October to December. This species is normally day flying but males have been collected at night via light trapping. Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1864 and named ''Tinea fusilella''. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the ''Mnesarchaea'' genus. In 2019 George William Gibbs and Niels Peder Kristensen undertook a review of species within the family Mnesarchaeidae and placed this species within the newly described ''Mnesarchella'' genus. The male holotype specimen was collected in Auckland by Lt Col Daniel Bolton, RE, and held at the Natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Hamadelpha
''Mnesarchella hamadelpha'' is a species of primitive moth in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Wellington, Marlborough Sounds, Marlborough and Nelson regions. It is frequently found at altitudes of between 800 and 1400m but can be found as low as approximately 400 m. It is often found in damp moss covered but well lit native forest. This species is very similar in appearance to '' M. acuta.'' However although ''M. hamadelpha'' is present in the same locations as M. acuta, it is usually found at higher altitudes or at later times in the year . Adults are on the wing from November to February. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 and named ''Mnesarchaea hamadelpha''. Alfred Philpott, thinking he was describing a new species, named this species ''Mnesarchaea similis'' in 1924. In 1928 George Hudson synonymised this name with ''Mnesarchaea hamadelpha''. In 2019 George William Gibbs reviewed the speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Loxoscia
''Mnesarchella loxoscia'' is a species of primitive moth in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. and is found in the Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, Gisborne, Rangitikei, Wellington and the Marlborough Sounds regions. Adults of this species are normally on the wing from December and January but can be on the wing as early as October. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 and named ''Mnesarchaea loxoscia''. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale synonymised this species with '' M. fusilella''. In 2019 George William Gibbs reviewed the species within the family Mnesarchaeidae. During this review he reinstated this species and placed within the genus ''Mnesarchella''. The male lectotype specimen was collected by Meyrick in Auckland in December and is held at the Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Ngahuru
''Mnesarchella ngahuru'' is a species of primitive moth in the family Mnesarchaeidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Taupō, Gisborne and Wellington regions. Taxonomy This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019. The male holotype specimen was collected by Gibbs on the Manuoha track in Te Urewera Te Urewera is an area of mostly forested, sparsely populated rugged hill country in the North Island of New Zealand, a large part of which is within a protected area designated in 2014, that was formerly Te Urewera National Park. Te Urewera is t ... and is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description This species is very similar in appearance to its close relatives such as '' M. acuta'', '' M. falcata'' and '' M. hamadelpha'' but can be distinguished by the shape of the male genitalia. Gibbs describes the colour of the male forewings as follows: Although occurring in the same range as ''M. loxoscia'' and ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Philpotti
''Mnesarchella philpotti'' is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has only be found in Fiordland. This species can be distinguished from its close relatives in the genus ''Mnesarchella'' as the patterns present on its forewing are different as is the male genitalia of this species. This species lives in southern beech forest and shrubland, where periphyton is plentiful, in the subalpine zone at altitudes of between 380 to 800 m. Adults of this species are on the wing in December. Taxonomy This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019. Gibbs named the species in honour of Alfred Philpott. The male holotype A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of several ... specimen was collected in the Percy Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Stellae
''Mnesarchella stellae'' is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae. It is named in honour of Gibbs' mother Florence Stella Gibbs. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and can only be found in the Nelson area for recording specimen localities as described by T. K. Crosby. This species is the largest in the ''Mnesarchella'' genus but otherwise is similar in appearance to other species contained in that genus. This species prefers very damp, dark native Nothofagus, beech forest with plentiful moss and lives at altitudes of between 420 and 750 m. Adults of this species are on the wing in December and January. Taxonomy This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019 and is named in honour of his mother and daughter of George Vernon Hudson, Florence Stella Gibbs. The male holotype specimen was collected by Gibbs at Surveyors Creek on Karamea Bluff in Nelson and is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description This species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchaeoidea
Mnesarchaeoidea is a superfamily of "New Zealand primitive moths" containing one family, Mnesarchaeidae and a two genera, ''Mnesarchaea'', and ''Mnesarchella,'' both of which are endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy and systematics Mnesarchaeoidea constitutes the living sister taxon to the superfamily Hepialoidea. Within the superfamily, there is only one family, Mnesarchaeidae that contains two distinct genera, ''Mnesarchaea'' and ''Mnesarchella''. The two are separated by differences in morphology and colour. ''Mnesarchaea'' are white on the head and thorax scales while ''Mnesarchella'' have brown heads and thorax scales. There are currently 14 known species belonging to this family, four belonging to the ''Mnesarchaea'' genus and 10 to ''Mnesarchella''. Distribution and Development The species within Mnesarchaeidae are all endemic species, occurring naturally only in New Zealand. Even within this single country, different species only occur in certain areas within New Zealand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Dugdalei
''Mnesarchella dugdalei'' is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae Mnesarchaeoidea is a superfamily of "New Zealand primitive moths" containing one family, Mnesarchaeidae and a two genera, ''Mnesarchaea'', and ''Mnesarchella,'' both of which are endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy and systematics Mnesarchaeoid .... This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019, and is endemic to New Zealand. This species can be found in the Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupō, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay regions. ''M. dugdalei'' lives in damp but well lit forest sites at altitudes of between 200 m and 1300 m. Adults of this species are on the wing from October to December. Taxonomy This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019 and named ''M. dugdalei'' in honour of John Stewart Dugdale. The male holotype was collected at Fairy Falls Track in the Waitakere Ranges by Dugdale in December and is h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Falcata
''Mnesarchella falcata'' is a species of primitive moth in the family Mnesarchaeidae. This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019, and is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found in the Waikato, Taupō, Hawke's Bay and Rangitīkei regions Taxonomy This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019. The male holotype specimen was collected at a Ranger Station near Mangawhero Stream in Ohakune by Gibbs and is in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description ''M. falcata'' is small with a white to pale ochreous-white head, a brownish-white thorax and forewings are coloured with shades of white to ochreous-white to pale brown to brown with patches of intense white. It is very similar in appearance to '' M. vulcanica'' and can only be reliably distinguished from that species through dissection of genitalia. The male genitalia of this species is diagnostic as it is sickle-shaped with periphallic arms. Distribution and habitat '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mnesarchella Vulcanica
''Mnesarchella vulcanica'' is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ..., Taupō, Gisborne and Rangitīkei regions. It very similar in appearance to others within its genus. This species is most easily confused with '' M. falcata''. ''M. vulcanica'' can only be distinguished by dissection and its differently shaped male genitalia. It lives in damp mountainous beech and podocarp forests at altitudes of between from 800–1400 m and is on the wing from December to February. Taxonomy This species was first described by George William Gibbs in 2019. The male holotype specimen was collected by Gibbs on the Erua - Hauhungatahi track in th ... [...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 establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
