Epiphryne undosata

Epiphryne undosata
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	male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Epiphryne
Species:	E. undosata
Binomial name
	Epiphryne undosata; (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
	Cidaria undosata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 ; Epiphryne citrinata Warren, 1903 ; Venusia undosata Felder ;

Epiphryne undosata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy[]

This species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 as Cidaria undosata.^[2]^[3]

Description[]

Hudson described the species as follows:

The expansion of the wings is hardly an inch. All the wings arc pale yellow with a variable number of fine jagged reddish-brown transverse lines, which are usually most distinct towards the termen. The fore-wings have a broad band of reddish-brown along the costal edge ; a blackish dot above the middle just touching the costal band, and a small brown mark near the apex. The hind-wings have a minute black dot a little above the middle.^[4]

Host plants[]

Adult E. undosata feed from the flowers and assist with the pollination of Dracophyllum acerosum and Hebe salicifolia.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Epiphryne undosata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ "Cidaria undosata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^ von Felder, Baron Cajetan; Felder, Rudolf; Rogenhofer, Alois Friedrich (1875). "Lepidoptera". Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde. (Zoologischer Theil.). pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 Atlas: pl. CXXVIII, Fig 2 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 54. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912.
^ Primack, Richard B. (1983-07-01). "Insect pollination in the New Zealand mountain flora". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 317–333. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428561. ISSN 0028-825X.

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[LRNZ-1] "Epiphryne undosata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[2] "Cidaria undosata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

[3] von Felder, Baron Cajetan; Felder, Rudolf; Rogenhofer, Alois Friedrich (1875). "Lepidoptera". Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde. (Zoologischer Theil.). pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 Atlas: pl. CXXVIII, Fig 2 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[4] Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 54. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912.

[5] Primack, Richard B. (1983-07-01). "Insect pollination in the New Zealand mountain flora". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 317–333. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428561. ISSN 0028-825X.

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