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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] |
