Epyaxa lucidata

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Epyaxa lucidata
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Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epyaxa
Species:
E. lucidata
Binomial name
Epyaxa lucidata
(Walker, 1862) [1]
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Larentia lucidataWalker, 1862
  • Coremia robustaria(Walker, 1862)
  • Coremia plurimata(Walker, 1862)
  • Hydriomena officiosaMeyrick, 1910
  • Xanthorhoe pratieaMeyrick, 1911
  • Xanthorhoe practicaMeyrick, 1911

Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 using material collected by Andrew Sinclair and named Larentia lucidata. [4] [5] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. [5]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Epyaxa lucidata (Walker, 1862)". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  2. ↑ Craw, R. C. (2 February 2012). "Revision of the genus Helastiasensu stricto with description of a new genus (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 14 (2): 269–293. doi:10.1080/03014223.1987.10422997.
  3. ↑ "Xanthorhoe practica Meyrick, 1911". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. ↑ Walker, Frances (1862). "XXIV: Geometrites (continued)". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 24: 1021–1280 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 459. ISBN   978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC   973607714. OL   25288394M. Wikidata   Q45922947.


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