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Xanthorhoe Orophylloides
''Xanthorhoe orophylloides'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was Species description, first described by George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson in 1909 and is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in the subantarctic islands including at the Auckland Islands and at Campbell Island. Taxonomy This species was first described by Hudson in 1909 using specimens collected at the North Arm of Carnley Harbour at the Auckland Islands and also at Campbell Island, New Zealand, Campbell Island. In 1928 Hudson, in his seminal work ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand'', again discussed and illustrated this species. In 1971 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus ''Helastia''. The genus ''Helastia'' was restricted by R. C. Craw in 1987 placing this species into the genus ''Xanthorhoe''. This placement was accepted in 1988 by Dugdale. The male holotype specimen, collected at Carnley Harbour, is held at Te Papa. Description Hudson described this spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hudson (entomologist)
George Vernon Hudson FRSNZ (20 April 1867 – 5 April 1946) was a British-born New Zealand entomology, entomologist credited with proposing the modern daylight saving time. He was awarded the Hector Medal, Hector Memorial Medal in 1923. Biography Born in London, England, on Easter Saturday, 1867 Hudson was the sixth child of Emily Jane Carnal and Charles Hudson, an artist and stained-glass window designer. By the age of 14 he had built up a collection of British insects, and had published a paper in ''Entomological Magazine, The Entomologist''. In 1881 Hudson moved with his father to Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand. He worked on a farm, and in 1883, aged 16, he began working at the post office in Wellington, where he eventually became chief clerk, retiring in 1918. Hudson was a member of the 1907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition. Its main aim was to extend the magnetic survey of New Zealand by investigating the Auckland Islands, Auckland and Campbell Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fig 38 MA I437612 TePapa Plate-XIII-The-butterflies Full (cropped)
The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world.''The Fig: its History, Culture, and Curing'', Gustavus A. Eisen, Washington, Govt. print. off., 1901 ''Ficus carica'' is the type species of the genus ''Ficus'', which comprises over 800 tropical and subtropical plant species. A fig plant is a deciduous tree or large shrub, growing up to tall, with smooth white bark. Its large leaves have three to five deep lobes. Its fruit (referred to as syconium, a type of is tear-shaped, long, with a green fruit that may ripen toward purple or brown, and sweet soft reddish flesh containing numerous crunchy seeds. The milky sap of the green parts is an irritant to human skin. In the Northern hemisphere, fresh figs are in season from late August to early October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of New Zealand
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1909
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although 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. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Of New Zealand
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and Diurnal animal, diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the Butterfly, butterflies form a monophyly, 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorhoe
''Xanthorhoe'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Xanthorhoe ablechra'' D. S. Fletcher, 1958 * ''Xanthorhoe abrasaria'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) * ''Xanthorhoe abyssinica'' Herbulot, 1983 * ''Xanthorhoe albodivisaria'' (Aurivillius, 1910) * ''Xanthorhoe algidata'' (Möschler, 1874) (syn: ''Xanthorhoe dodata'' Cassino and Swett 1920) * ''Xanthorhoe alluaudi'' (Prout, 1932) * ''Xanthorhoe alta'' Debauche, 1937 * ''Xanthorhoe alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925) * ''Xanthorhoe alticolata'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 * ''Xanthorhoe altispex'' (L. B. Prout, 1921) * ''Xanthorhoe anaspila'' Meyrick, 1891 * ''Xanthorhoe annotinata'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) * ''Xanthorhoe ansorgei'' (Warren, 1899) * ''Xanthorhoe argenteolineata'' (Aurivillius, 1910) * ''Xanthorhoe baffinensis'' (Mcdunnough) * ''Xanthorhoe barnsi'' (L. B. Prout, 1921) * ''Xanthorhoe belgarum'' Herbulot, 1981 * ''Xanthorhoe biriviata'' (Borkhausen, 1794) * ''Xanthorh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epyaxa Rosearia
''Epyaxa rosearia'', the New Zealand looper or plantain moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy ''E. rosearia'' was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and named ''Cidaria rosearia''. Description The eggs of this species are pale yellow and oval with a smooth shell. Alex Purdie describes the caterpillar of this species as: The caterpillars form a chrysalis that is glossy and very dark brownish black. They can be found amongst the leaves of the forest floor. ''E. rosearia'' adults are varied in appearance. They can have a pinkish tinge or can be brownish in hue although olive green is also common. Distribution ''E. rosearia'' are very common throughout New Zealand. Host species While it is endemic to New Zealand, the larvae have so far only been recorded feeding on exotic plant species: ''Nasturtium officinale'', ''Plantago lanceolata'', '' Trifolium ambiguum'', ''Trifolium repens'' and ''Tropaeolum majus''. The larvae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorhoe Orophyla
''Xanthorhoe orophyla'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South Island in alpine habitat. This species has one brood a year and their larvae feed on cruciferous plants. Adults are on the wing from December to February and are attracted to light. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1883 under the name ''Epyaxa orophylla'' in a published abstract. Meyrick gave a fuller description of the species in 1884 under the name ''Epyaxa orophyla''. In 1898 George Hudson discussed the species under the name ''orophyla'' when placing it within the genus ''Xanthorhoe''. Meyrick again discussed the species in 1917 under the name ''orophyla'' when agreeing with its placement in the genus ''Xanthorhoe''. In 1928 Hudson, in his seminal work ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand'', discussed and illustrated this species again spelling the specific epithet ''orophyla.'' In 1988 J. S. Dugdale discussed this species unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Papa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa (Māori language, Māori for 'Waka huia, the treasure box'), it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. An average of more than 1.1 million people visit every year, making it the List of most-visited art museums, 58th-most-visited art gallery in the world in 2023. Te Papa operates under a bicultural philosophy, and emphasises the living stories behind its cultural treasures. History Colonial Museum The first predecessor to Te Papa was the Colonial Museum, founded in 1865, with James Hector, Sir James Hector as founding director. The museum was built on Museum Street, roughly in the location of the present day Defence House Office Building. The museum prioritised scientific collections but also acquired a range of other items, often by donation, including prints and paintings, ethno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and Diurnal animal, diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the Butterfly, butterflies form a monophyly, 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism 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 examples, but explicitly designated as the holotype. Under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), a holotype is one of several kinds of name-bearing types. In the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and ICZN, the definitions of types are similar in intent but not identical in terminology or underlying concept. For example, the holotype for the butterfly '' Plebejus idas longinus'' is a preserved specimen of that subspecies, held by the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. In botany and mycology, an isotype is a duplicate of the holotype, generally pieces from the same individual plant or samples from the same genetic individual. A holotype is not necessarily "ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campbell Island, New Zealand
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku is an uninhabited subantarctic island of New Zealand, and the main island of the Campbell Island group. The island lies around south of New Zealand's South Island. It covers of the group's , and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island (or Folly Islands), Isle de Jeanette-Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the southernmost extremity of New Zealand. It is mountainous, rising to over in the south. A long fiord, Perseverance Harbour, nearly bisects it, opening out to sea on the east coast. The island is listed with the New Zealand Outlying Islands. The island is an immediate part of New Zealand, but not part of any region or district, but instead ''Area Outside Territorial Authority'', like all other outlying islands, other than the Solander Islands. It is the closest piece of land to the antipodal point of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the city furthest away is Limerick, Irel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
