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Proteodes
''Proteodes'' is a genus of Moth, moths in the family Depressariidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. Species Species in this genus are: * ''Proteodes carnifex'' (Butler, 1877) * ''Proteodes clarkei'' Philpott, 1926 * ''Proteodes melographa'' Meyrick, 1927 * ''Proteodes profunda'' Meyrick, 1905 * ''Proteodes smithi'' Howes, 1946 References Depressariidae Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Depressariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proteodes Carnifex
''Proteodes carnifex'' (also known as the Mountain Beech Flat Moth) is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. Both the larvae and the adults of this species are variable in appearance. However the adults are normally easily identified as the outline is characteristic and the size is consistent. In appearance, adult moths mimic the leaves of their larval host plants. This species has been found near Wellington in the North Island, the tableland of Mount Arthur (New Zealand), Mount Arthur, in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region, Arthur's Pass and at Lake Wakatipu in the South Island. The larval hosts of this species are southern beech trees, particularly black beech (''Nothofagus solandri'') and mountain beech (''Nothofagus cliffortioides'') but larvae have also been found on red beech (''Nothofagus fusca''), hard beech (''Nothofagus truncata'') and silver beech (''Nothofagus menziesii'')''.'' The female moth deposits her e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
