Meterana pansicolor
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Meterana |
| Species: | M. pansicolor
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Meterana pansicolor is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was described by George Howes and named Morrisonia pansicolor in 1912 from specimens collected in Dunedin in November.[3] George Hudson, using the same name, described and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand.[4] In 1988 John S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Meterana.[5] The lectotype specimen is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[5]
Description[edit]
Howes described the species as follows:
29 mm. Head and thorax ochreous, slightly tinged with rufous. Antennae filiform, rufous. Crests well defined, dotted with rufous. Abdomen ochreous, in ♀︎ dotted with minute dark specks, ochreous-rufous in ♂︎, with strong crests, especially the anal. Forewings ochreous, suffused with rufous ; all markings rufous. Subbasal line double, much broken, double line at 1⁄3 bending strongly outwards at centre of wing. A mark on costa at 1⁄2, followed by two marks over reniform, which continue through reniform as faint jagged lines across wing. An indistinct subterminal line formed by a series of dots. Orbicular obsolete. Reniform filled with dark rufous. Veins faintly marked with rufous. Cilia ochreous. Hindwings ochreous, centre of wing clouded with rufous brown. Discoidal spot well defined. A faint series of subterminal dots. Cilia whitish-ochreous, with a darker line at base. Underside pale ochreous. Curved post-medial line across both wings. Reniform and discoidal lunule well defined.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] It is only known from Dunedin[6] and Central Otago.[7]
Biology and behaviour[edit]
Very little is known about the biology of this species.[6] Adult moths emerge in spring.[8] The adults are on the wing in October and November.[4] The adult moths are attracted to sugar traps.[3]
Host species and habitat[edit]
The larvae of this moth feed on lacebark (Hoheria) species.[9]
Conservation status[edit]
This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b "Meterana pansicolor (Howes, 1912)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Howes, William George (1912). "New species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 44: 203–208 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 69.
- ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b Patrick, Brian; Dugdale, John S. (2000). Conservation status of the New Zealand lepidoptera (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Conservation, New Zealand. p. 27. ISBN 0478218672. OCLC 154670803.
- ^ Patrrick, B. H.; Archibald, R. D. (January 1988). "Lepidoptera light-trapped at Owaka, South Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 11 (1): 70–72. doi:10.1080/00779962.1988.9722541.(subscription required)
- ^ Patrick, Brian (2014). "Winter-emerging moths of New Zealand". The Weta. 48: 8–14.
- ^ Hoare, R. J. B. (2016). "A paradise for lepidopterists" (PDF). Pukorokoro Miranda News. 100. Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust: 24–25.
- ^ Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 8.
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