Asaphodes campbellensis

Asaphodes campbellensis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Campbell Island in New Zealand.

Asaphodes campbellensis
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Asaphodes
Species:
A. campbellensis
Binomial name
Asaphodes campbellensis
(Dugdale, 1964)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Xanthorhoe campbellensis Dugdale, 1964

Taxonomy

This species was described by J. S. Dugdale in 1964 and named Xanthorhoe campbellensis.[1][3] In 1971 Dugdale placed this species in the genus Asaphodes.[4] This placement was affirmed by Dugdale in 1988.[2] The male holotype specimen, collected at Shoal Point, Campbell Island, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]

Description
Asaphodes campbellensis male holotype

Dugdale described the species as follows:

X. campbellensis is very variable in the dorsal and ventral wing color patterns, the marginal shade being present or absent, the discal dot varying from strong to obsolete to absent, and the ground color varying from yellow-straw to dark fawn. The ventral discal stripe is also variable on both wings.[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found on Campbell Island.[5]

Host species

The host plant of this species is likely Chionochloa.[4]

References
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  1. "Asaphodes campbellensis (Dugdale, 1964)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 172. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. John Stewart Dugdale (1964). "Insects of Campbell Island. Appendix. Lepidoptera: Geometridae". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 616–618. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q110661075.
  4. J. S. Dugdale (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monographs. 27: 95. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q64006453.
  5. 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.
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