Notoreas isomoera
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| Notoreas isomoera | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Notoreas |
| Species: | N. isomoera |
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| Notoreas isomoera | |
Notoreas isomoera is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
This species was first described in 1939 by Louis Beethoven Prout using material collected at Ben Lomond near Queenstown (male holotype) and at The Obelisk in the Old Man Range / Kopuwai in Otago (female allotype) by George Howes.[1][2][3] The genus Notoreas was reviewed in 1986 by R. C. Craw and the placement of this species within it was confirmed.[4] However species within the genus Notoreas are currently regarded as being in need of revision.[5] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[3]
Description
Prout described the species as follows:
22—23 mm. Very near isoleuca, so determined in the Howes collection. Pectinations of ♂︎ slightly shorter. Markings broader, yellower; forewing with median line definitely and the postmedian rather acutely angled, subterminal extremely slight except anteriorly and as a dot in cellule 3; hindwing with similar distinctions.[2]
