Lake Harris (New Zealand)

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Lake Harris
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Lake Harris after snow
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Lake Harris
Location Routeburn Track, South Island
Coordinates 44°43′30.79″S168°10′35.63″E / 44.7252194°S 168.1765639°E / -44.7252194; 168.1765639
Basin  countriesNew Zealand

Lake Harris is a small alpine lake near the Harris Saddle on the Routeburn Track in the South Island of New Zealand.

Biodiversity

Lake Harris is the type locality for the data deficient moth Hydriomena iolanthe . [1] This moth is known only from a single specimen which is now lost. [2]

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References

  1. Hudson, G. V. (1939). A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 407. OCLC   221041540 . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Patrick, B. H.; Dugdale., J. S. (2000). "Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera" (PDF). Science for conservation. 136: 25. ISBN   0478218672. ISSN   1173-2946. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018 via Department of Conservation.