Asaphodes aphelias

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Asaphodes aphelias
Asaphodes aphelias male.jpg
Male
Asaphodes aphelias female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification
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Geometridae
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A. aphelias
Binomial name
Asaphodes aphelias
(Prout, 1939)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Xanthorhoe aphelias Prout, 1939
  • Xanthorhoe helias obscura Philpott, 1921

Asaphodes aphelias is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] The type specimen of this species was collected from Hump Ridge in Fiordland by Alfred Philpott.[3] A. aphelias was first described by Philpott under the name Xanthorhoe helias obscura.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Asaphodes aphelias (Prout, 1939)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. 2. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 171. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ^ Philpott, Alfred (1921). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 337–342 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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