Epiphryne undosata facts for kids
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Epiphryne
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E. undosata
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| Epiphryne undosata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Epiphryne undosata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 as Cidaria undosata.
Description
Hudson described the species as follows:
The expansion of the wings is hardly an inch. All the wings arc pale yellow with a variable number of fine jagged reddish-brown transverse lines, which are usually most distinct towards the termen. The fore-wings have a broad band of reddish-brown along the costal edge ; a blackish dot above the middle just touching the costal band, and a small brown mark near the apex. The hind-wings have a minute black dot a little above the middle.
Host plants
Adult E. undosata feed from the flowers and assist with the pollination of Dracophyllum acerosum and Hebe salicifolia.
