Ericodesma aerodana

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Ericodesma aerodana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Ericodesma
Species:
E. aerodana
Binomial name
Ericodesma aerodana
(Meyrick, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix aerodana Meyrick, 1881
  • Tortrix indigestana Meyrick, 1881

Ericodesma aerodana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Declining" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy[]

This moth was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881 using specimens collected in Hamilton in January.[2] He named the species Tortrix aerodana.[2] George Vernon Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book under the names Tortrix indigestana as well as T. aerodana.[1][3] In 1971 John S. Dugdale assigned T. aerodana to the genus Ericodesma.[4] The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[1]

Description[]

Meyrick described the moth as follows:

♂︎ 4+3⁄4"-5+1⁄4". Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-grey mixed with dark grey. Antennae dark fuscous-grey, sometimes with whitish annulations. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish. Legs grey-whitish, anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi suffused with dark fuscous. Forewings narrow, costa slightly arched, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; dark grey, irrorated with ashy-whitish and black scales ; sometimes there is a distinct ochreous slender oblique fascia from middle of costa to inner margin before anal angle, and costal spot at three-fourths, but these are often imperceptible ; cilia whitish-grey mixed with darker. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia paler, with a dark grey line near base. ♀︎ 6+1⁄2"-7". Head, etcetera, as in male. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings with costa somewhat more arched towards base, hindmargin very oblique ; paler than in male, without trace of fascia : cilia whitish. Hindwings whitish, posteriorly whitish-grey ; cilia white, with a faint grey line near base.[2]

Distribution[]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5][6] The species can be found in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Taranaki, Whanganui, Wellington, Marlborough & Marlborough Sounds, Kaikoura, Mid Canterbury.[7]

Biology, behaviour and habitat[]

Adults are on wing from October to January.[8] Adult moths are active at twilight.[9] E. areodana inhabits active sand dunes.[10]

Host species[]

The larvae feed on Pimelea prostrata.[8]

Conservation Status[]

This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Declining" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[9] The survival of this moth is dependent upon the survival of it host plants.[7] These are under threat as a result of habitat loss.[7] The moth and its host plant is also under threat by the sea spurge.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1881). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 6 (21–24): 410–536. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.11873. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0js9jt3x. ISSN 0370-047X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 227.
  4. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other Islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-Crambine Pyralidae" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 55–172 – via Bishop Museum.
  5. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  6. ^ "Ericodesma aerodana (Meyrick, 1881)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Patrick, Brian; Dugdale, John S. (2000). Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 22. ISBN 0478218672.
  8. ^ a b Patrick, Brian (1994). "Lepidoptera of Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury". New Zealand Entomologist. 17: 52–63. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.580.6402. doi:10.1080/00779962.1994.9721985.
  9. ^ a b 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). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 7.
  10. ^ "Active sand dunes". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  11. ^ Duthie, Catherine. "Risk analysis: sea spurge - MPI". 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2018.


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