Asaphodes campbellensis
Asaphodes campbellensis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[3][2] It is endemic to Campbell Island in New Zealand.[4] The host plant of this species is likely Chionochloa.[5]
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Taxonomy
This species was first described by John S. Dugdale in 1964 as Xanthorhoe campbellensis using a male specimen collected at Shoal Point, Campbell Island by K. Rennell.[2][6] In 1971 Dugdale offered a new combination for this species assigning it to the Asaphodes.[5]
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- "Asaphodes campbellensis (Dugdale, 1964)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 172. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- Patrick, Brian (1994-03-01). "Antipodes Island Lepidoptera". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 24 (1): 91–116. doi:10.1080/03014223.1994.9517457. ISSN 0303-6758.
- Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other Islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding Non-Crambine Pyralidae" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 55–172 – via Bishop Museum.
- Dugdale, J. S. (1964). "Insects of Campbell Island. Appendix. Lepidoptera : Geometridae". Pacific Insects Monograph. 7: 607–623 – via http://www.bugz.org.nz/WebForms/ResultDetails.aspx?CurrentDoc=2F84FB76-3962-4362-A164-CA815C8686E8&back=true&NewDoc=true&searchType=1&SearchString=Dugdale.
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