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]
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Taxonomy
editThis species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1915.[6]
Description
editMeyrick 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
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- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 97. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Mermeristis spodiaea Meyrick, 1915". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Mermeristis spodiaea". nzinverts.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b Meyrick, Edward (1912). Exotic microlepidoptera. Vol. 1 (1912-1916) (2nd ed.). [London]: Taylor and Francis. p. 298.
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