''Dasyuris fulminea'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by

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 ...

and is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in the regions of the West Coast, Fiordland and Otago. Adults are day flying and are on the wing from December until February.

Taxonomy

''D. fulminea'' was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1915 using a male specimen collected by George Howes on Bold Peak in

Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...

in February. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand''. The holotype specimen is held at Te Papa.

Description

Philpott originally described this species as follows: This species is similar in appearance to ''

Dasyuris callicrena ''Dasyuris callicrena'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. References Larentiinae Moths of New Zealand Moths described in 1883 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Edward Meyrick End ...

'' but can be distinguished as the lines on the forewings differ between the two species and the cilia of ''D. fulminea'' are only of one colour unlike those of ''D. callicrena''.

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. Along with the type locality of Bold Peak, this species has also been observed in Fiordland as well as in the mountains in the West Coast.

Behaviour

The adults of this species are day flying moths and are on the wing from December to February.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13547368 Larentiinae Moths of New Zealand Moths described in 1915 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Alfred Philpott Endemic moths of New Zealand