Notoreas chioneres
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| Notoreas chioneres | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Notoreas |
| Species: | N. chioneres |
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| Notoreas chioneres | |
Notoreas chioneres is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
This species was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1939 using material collected at The Obelisk in the Old Man Range / Kopuwai in Otago by George Howes.[2][3] In 1986 Robin C. Craw reviewed the genus Notoreas and confirmed the inclusion of N. chioneres within it.[4] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[3]
Description
This species has a wingspan of 23 mm and is similar in appearance to N. isoleuca.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5] It is found in the mountain ranges of Central Otago as well as in the Kakanui Mountains at altitudes of between 1200 and 1500 metres.[6][7]
