Aletia fibriata

Aletia fibriata is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens of this moth were first collected by Frederick Giles Gibbs. Adults frequent alpine areas at about 4,500 feet and are on the wing in December.[2]

Aletia fibriata
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Hadeninae
Genus:
Aletia
Species:
A. fibriata
Binomial name
Aletia fibriata
Synonyms
  • Aletia fibrata Meyrick, 1913

The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[3] Meyrick in an article published in 1914 stated that the original name was misprinted as Aletia fibriata and the correct spelling was Aletia fibrata.[4]

George Hudson, in The Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand, used the species name Alentia fibrata when discussing the species,[2] however more recent publications use the original name of Alentia fibriata.[1][5]

Taxonomy

The genus level classification of New Zealand endemic moths within the genus Aletia is regarded as unsatisfactory and is under revision. It is likely that this species will be removed from the genus Aletia and be placed within one of the following genera: Physetica, Graphania, Tmetolophota or Ichneutica.[6] As such the species is currently also known as Aletia (s.l.) fibriata.[1]

Description

Meyrick described the species as having a 44-46mm wingspan.[3] Hudson described the species as follows:

The fore-wings are pale grey speckled with darker grey, with blackish markings; there is an interrupted dentate basal line; the first line and stigmata are faintly indicated; the second line is very fine, strongly dentate, inwards-curved near the dorsum with the tips of the dentations marked by whitish-edged black points; there is a series blackish terminal dots; the cilia are grey, faintly barred with darker grey. The hind-wings are ochreous-grey. The antennae of the male are strongly bipectinated.[2]

Distribution

A. fibriata specimens were first collected by Frederick Giles Gibbs at Mount Richmond, near Nelson.[2] Specimens have also been collected at Hanmer Springs.[7]

References
  1. "Aletia fibriata Meyrick, 1913". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 55.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 45: 22–29 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1914). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 199 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  6. Hoare, R.J.B.; Rhode, B.E.; Emmerson, A.W. (March 2012). "Larger moths of New Zealand: Image gallery and online guide". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  7. "Aletia fibriata Meyrick, 1913 (Species)". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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