Tatosoma topea

Tatosoma topea is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alfred Philpott in 1903.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Tatosoma topea
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Tatosoma
Species:
T. topea
Binomial name
Tatosoma topea
Synonyms
  • Tatosoma topia Philpott, 1903

Hosts

The larvae of this species have been reared on matai foliage.[3]

References
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  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. "Tatosoma topea Philpott, 1903". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. Robert J. B. Hoare (2014). A Photographic Guide to Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. Illustrator: Olivier Jean-Philippe Ball. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-86966-399-5. Wikidata Q59396160.


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