Biology:Mermeristis spodiaea
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Genus: | Mermeristis
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| Species: | M. spodiaea
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| Mermeristis spodiaea Meyrick, 1915[1]
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Mermeristis spodiaea is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[1] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915.[2][3] It is found in Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand.[4][5][3]
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915.[6]
Description
Meyrick described the male of this species as follows:
♂. 12 mm. Head and palpi brownish. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; stigmata obscure, dark grey, plical rather obliquely beyond first discal, an obscure ochreous-whitish dot beneath second discal : cilia light fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia light grey, with darker subbasal shade.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 , pp. 462, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ , pp. 97, Wikidata Q45083134
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Common, I. F. B. (2000). Oecophorine Genera of Australia v. 3 ; Barea and Unplaced Genera Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). CSIRO Entomology. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10585-0. OCLC 1100435308. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1100435308.
- ↑ "Mermeristis spodiaea Meyrick, 1915". https://www.nzor.org.nz/names/fb76394a-0fd4-4e80-aac3-b8307e2c7fba.
- ↑ "Mermeristis spodiaea". https://nzinverts.landcareresearch.co.nz/default.aspx?selected=NameDetails&NameId=EF1E48BE-D36C-42FC-8C88-18488E25AC0C.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Meyrick, Edward (1912). Exotic microlepidoptera. 1 (1912-1916) (2nd ed.). [London]: Taylor and Francis. pp. 298. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39853.
Wikidata ☰ Q13636647 entry
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