Pseudocoremia amaculata
Pseudocoremia amaculata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed at St Arnaud. As at 2003 the female of this species is unknown. This species has been shown to be parasitised by species of wasps in the genera Aleiodes, Casinaria and Glyptapanteles.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pseudocoremia |
| Species: | P. amaculata
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| Pseudocoremia amaculata | |
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Andréa Stephens and George Gibbs in 2003.[3] J. S. Dugdale mentioned the species in his 1988 publication as one of two undescribed species in the genus Pseudocoremia.[4] The male holotype specimen collected by Dugdale at St Arnaud Village in 1983 is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[3]
Description
The forewing length of the male of this species is between 15 and 16 mm.[3] Stephens and Gibbs described the species as follows:
Forewings: relatively uniform medium brown across the entire surface, basal line and the median lines very faint, terminal line very faint zig-zag, below the apex across the terminal line is a darker brown poorly defined smear. Hindwings: completely yellow with no evidence of peppering. Antennae: bipectinate, with the longest pectinations extending to around 1875μm with pectinations becoming shorter towards the tip of the antennae, distal 22% of antennae without pectinations.[3]
As at 2003 the female of this species is unknown.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][5] It has been collected only at St Arnaud.[3] Stephens and Gibbs mentioned a specimen collected at the Hapuka Scenic Reserve near Kaikōura that may be P. amaculata.[3] However, as a result of that specimen being more strongly marked there is doubt about this designation.[3]
Behaviour
Species in the genus Pseudocoremia are nocturnal and are attracted to light.[6]
Predators
This species has been studied and found to have been parasitised by species of wasps in the genera Aleiodes, Casinaria and Glyptapanteles.[7]
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 "Pseudocoremia amaculata Stephens & Gibbs, 2003". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
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- ^ "Pseudocoremia amaculata Stephens & Gibbs, 2003". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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- ^ Frost, Carol M.; Peralta, Guadalupe; Rand, Tatyana A.; Didham, Raphael K.; Varsani, Arvind; Tylianakis, Jason M. (2016-08-31). "Apparent competition drives community-wide parasitism rates and changes in host abundance across ecosystem boundaries". Nature Communications. 7 (1): 12644. doi:10.1038/ncomms12644. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 5013663. PMID 27577948.
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