Epiphryne undosata

Epiphryne undosata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Epiphryne undosata
female
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Epiphryne
Species:
E. undosata
Binomial name
Epiphryne undosata
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria undosata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Epiphryne citrinata Warren, 1903
  • Venusia undosata Felder

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 as Cidaria undosata.[2][3]

Description

Hudson described the species as follows:

The expansion of the wings is hardly an inch. All the wings arc pale yellow with a variable number of fine jagged reddish-brown transverse lines, which are usually most distinct towards the termen. The fore-wings have a broad band of reddish-brown along the costal edge ; a blackish dot above the middle just touching the costal band, and a small brown mark near the apex. The hind-wings have a minute black dot a little above the middle.[4]

Host plants

Adult E. undosata feed from the flowers and assist with the pollination of Dracophyllum acerosum and Hebe salicifolia.[5]

References
  1. "Epiphryne undosata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Cidaria undosata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  3. von Felder, Baron Cajetan; Felder, Rudolf; Rogenhofer, Alois Friedrich (1875). "Lepidoptera". Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde. (Zoologischer Theil.). pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 Atlas: pl. CXXVIII, Fig 2 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Hudson, George Vernon (1898). New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera). London: West, Newman & co. p. 54. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7912.
  5. Primack, Richard B. (1983-07-01). "Insect pollination in the New Zealand mountain flora". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 317–333. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428561. ISSN 0028-825X.


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