Tmetolophota purdii
Tmetolophota purdii, the orange astelia wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] It was described by R. W. Fereday in 1883 from a specimen collected by Alex. Purdie (the son of Alexander Callender Purdie)[2] in a field near Fairfield.[3]
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The larvae feed on Astelia and Collospermum species.[4]
References
- "Tmetolophota purdii (Fereday, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- Godley, E.J. (2004). "Biographical Notes (56): Alexander Callender Purdie (1824-1899) and Alex. Purdie (c.1861-1905)" (PDF). New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. 78 (December): 16–19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-19.
- Fereday, R. W. (1883). "Description of two new species of Heteropterous Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 195–196 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Hoare, Robert (2009). "The Discerning Wainscot". The Weta. Entomological Society of New Zealand. 37 (1): 17–18. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10 – via Internet Archive.
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