Notoreas edwardsi

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Notoreas edwardsi
Notoreas edwardsi female.jpg
Female
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Male
Status NZTCS NC.svg
Nationally Critical (NZ TCS) [1]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Notoreas
Species:
N. edwardsi
Binomial name
Notoreas edwardsi
Patrick & Hoare, 2010 [2]

Notoreas edwardsi is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been classified as Nationally Critical by the Department of Conservation.

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Taxonomy

This species was first described in 2010 by Brian Patrick and Robert J.B. Hoare. [3] It was named in honour of Eric Edwards. [3]

Description

N. edwardsi larvae start off life green in colour but quickly change to brown. [3] As they mature their colour changes again to pink purple with white lines running side to side on their body. [3]

Adult moths of this species have pallid orange and white transverse markings on their forewings with orange and black-marked hindwings. [3] N. edwardsi is similar in appearance to its close relations N. elegans and N. casanova. [3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand. [2] It only occurs at Big Sandhill, Mission Bay on Stewart Island. [3]

Life cycle and behaviour

This species has only been seen in its natural habitat in December but it has been hypothesised that it may produce two broods in a season. [3] The female moth lays her eggs within the flowers buds of their hostplant. [4] When the larvae emerge from their eggs, they eat into the leaves or buds of their host, hiding from predators. [4] Once they are large enough, they emerge to feed from the fresh growth of the plant. [4] N. edwardsi pupate in a loose cocoon on the ground under their host. [4] The species spends approximately 43 days in their cocoon before emerging as an adult. [3] N. edwardsi are day flying moths. [4] They are low but fast flyers and constantly vibrate their wings to enable them to take off rapidly. [4]

Host species

The host plant for the larvae of N. edwardsi is the endemic plant Pimelea lyallii . [3]

Conservation status

This moth is classified under the New Zealand Threat Classification system as being Nationally Critical. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 6. ISBN   9781988514383.
  2. 1 2 "Notoreas edwardsi Patrick & Hoare, 2010". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Patrick, BH; Hoare, RJB; Rhode, BE (2010). "Taxonomy and conservation of allopatric moth populations: a revisionary study of the Notoreas perornata Walker complex (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), with special reference to southern New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 37 (4): 257–283. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2010.511127 .
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Patrick, Brian (Autumn 2015). "Discovering New Zealand's gorgeous moths" (PDF). Butterflies and moths of New Zealand. New Zealand: Butterflies and moths of New Zealand Trust. p. 13. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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