Homodotis amblyterma

Homodotis amblyterma is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3]

Homodotis amblyterma
Illustration of male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Homodotis
Species:
H. amblyterma
Binomial name
Homodotis amblyterma
(Meyrick, 1931)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Asaphodes amblyterma Meyrick, 1931

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 and named Asaphodes amblyterma.[4][2]

Description

Meyrick described this species as follows:

♂ 24 mm. Head, palpi thorax grey irrorated whitish. Antennal pectinations 6. Forewings triangular, apex somewhat prominentrounded, termen little oblique, somewhat sinuate above, rounded beneath; grey; costal edge ochreous-whitish spotted dark grey; median band broad, with faint ochreous tinge, preceded by a slightly curved fascia of 3 or 4 dark fuscous striae separated by light grey, and limited posteriorly by 3 dark fuscous striae separated by whitish lines becoming white in disc above middle, rather prominentcurved in middle, beyond these a thick dark fuscous shade on costal half of wing: cilia grey, outer half whitish in sinuation. Hindwings light grey; a faint darker curved postmedian line; cilia light grey, outer half whitish-tinged.[4]

References
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  1. "Homodotis amblyterma (Meyrick, 1931)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 182. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. George Vernon Hudson (1939), A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington, p. 408, OCLC 9742724, Wikidata Q109420935
  4. Edward Meyrick (1931). "New Species of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 62: 94. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63014994.


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