Tortrix Fervida
''Tortrix fervida'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. The larvae feed on species of fern in the genus ''Hymenophyllum'' including ''Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum.'' The adult moths are variable in appearance and are day flying. They are on the wing from November until January. This species is regarded as being uncommon. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901 using a male specimen collected by George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson in Kaitoke in November and named ''Cacoecia fervida''. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand'' under the name ''Tortrix fervida''. It is likely that this species belongs to another genus and as such this species is also known as ''Tortrix ''(s.l.) ''fervida''. The male holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. ...
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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 ...
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