Aponotoreas villosa is a moth of the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Tribe: | Hydriomenini |
| Genus: | Aponotoreas |
| Species: | A. villosa
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| Aponotoreas villosa | |
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Taxonomy edit
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott as Notoreas villosa in 1917.[4] In 1986 R. C. Craw described the new genus Aponotoreas and included A. villosa within it.[3]
Distribution edit
The male of this species was first collected in 1910 at The Hump, near Waiau and the female of the species was discovered in 1915 by C. C. Fenwick in the same locality.[4] A. villosa has also been found in the Hunter Mountains.[4]
Habitat edit
A. villosa inhabits grassland areas up to 1200 metres in altitude.[4]
Life cycle edit
Adult moths are normally seen between December and February.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Aponotoreas villosa Philpott, 1917". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 170–171. ISSN 0111-5383. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ a b Craw, R. C. (1986-01-01). "Review of the genus Notoreas (sensu auctorum) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 13 (1): 131–140. doi:10.1080/03014223.1986.10422654. ISSN 0301-4223.
- ^ a b c d e Philpott, Alfred (1917). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 49: 239–247 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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