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Proteodes Clarkei
''Proteodes clarkei'' is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has been collected in locations around Manapouri in alpine habitats. Both the male and female adults of the species are brightly coloured but the female is Brachyptery, brachypterous, that is it has reduced wing size in comparison to the male. Adults have been recorded as being on the wing in January and February. Taxonomy This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1926 using specimens collected by Charles Clarke (entomologist), Charles Clarke and Stewart Lindsay in January in the Hunter Mountains at an altitude of around 4000 ft. Philpott named the species after Clarke. The male holotype is held at the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, Canterbury Museum. Description Philpott described the male of the species as follows: He went on to describe the female as follows: The female of the species is Brachyptery, brachypterous. Distribution Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Philpott
Alfred Philpott (15 December 1870 – 24 July 1930) was a New Zealand museum curator, entomologist and writer. He was born in Tysoe, Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ..., England, on 15 December 1870. He became the first person to describe '' Zelleria maculata'' in 1930. References 1870 births 1930 deaths New Zealand writers New Zealand entomologists New Zealand curators English emigrants to New Zealand People from Warwickshire Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
