Xyridacma ustaria

Xyridacma ustaria is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It was first described by Francis Walker in 1863 from specimens obtained in Auckland.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] X. ustaria has been found on Codfish Island in May with larvae recorded on Pittosporum tenuifolium.[4] It has also been found at Paroa in February as well as in Canterbury.[5][6]

Xyridacma ustaria
Male specimen
Female specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Xyridacma
Species:	X. ustaria
Binomial name
Xyridacma ustaria (Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Ennomos ustaria Walker, 1863 Amilapis achroiaria Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Lyrcea varians Butler, 1879 Xyridacma ustaria unilinea Prout, 1920

References

1. "Xyridacma ustaria (Walker, 1863)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
2. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 170–171. ISSN 0111-5383. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
3. Walker, Francis (1863). "XXVI: Geometrites (continued)". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 25-26: 1480–1796 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. Patrick, B. H. (1997). "Codfish Island moths". The Weta. 20 (1): 17–20. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.728.6325.
5. Patrick, H.; Bowie, M.; Fox, B.; Patrick, B. (2011). "The moths of Quail Island (Ōtamahua): a faunal comparison of an island under restoration with other sites on Banks Peninsula". New Zealand Natural Sciences. 36: 57–72. hdl:10182/6365.
6. Lyford 17(1), pp.., B.M. (1994). "Lepidoptera and Trichoptera from Paroa, near Greymouth, New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 17 (1): 46–51. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.728.7273. doi:10.1080/00779962.1994.9721984.

External links

• Citizen science observations of Xyridacma ustaria